Release Date: April 04th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: CD/DD
Dragged Into Rot - Tracklisting
1.Madness 01:44
2.Icarus 05:51
3.Lies 05:28
4.Pariah 06:17
5.Silence 05:46
6.Confession 05:33
7.Brain Crack 06:27
8.Curse 06:36
9.Sadness 03:25
Review
Dragged into Rot is the second album from Doom/Sludge Metallers Salace who conjure up a sense of warped darkness into their music which has a violent monolithic energy to it throughout the whole record. The vocals are harsh and quite grime inducing at times with a “LESS IS MORE” atmosphere summoning up the heaviest, nastiest and meanest grooves you’ll encounter from the WEEDIAN scene. The record isn’t exactly extreme based but Salace does add certain aspects from the EXTREME underground scene though the music does have its fair share of Psychedelic and Post-Metal imagery.
The opening batch of tracks Madness, Icarus and Lies allows Salace to lay down their destructive path with overcutting Doom and Sludge Metal guitars with a grind appearing for a stripped back performance which can feel over done at times. However, the music is always engaging and quite vindictive when Salace starts performing a more methodical musical style despite some of the rough sounding production values the record contains.
Salace offers an uncompromising and unapologetic style of music where the mood just becomes ever more extreme based though the excellent instrumental passages keeps everything within the confinements of modern day Doom/Sludge Metal. The LO-FI surroundings become ever more engaging and an essential part of Salace’s sound especially on tracks such as Pariah, SIlence, Brain Crack and Curse.
The vocals have a despairing and uncompromising quality to them which allows Salace to conjure up disturbing themes and atmospheric sounds that have a Progressive vibe to them. The despairing and experimental tone of the album becomes even stronger on the later stages of the record which remains brutally bleak until the dying seconds.
If you dig bands such as NEUROSIS, YOB, HIGH ON FIRE and THOU then Salace should be right up your street. Just be prepared for a darker expedition into the gloomier side of Doom Metal and Sludge Metal.
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words by Steve Howe
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