Integrity – The Blackest Curse
Process Of Illumination
Through The Shadows Of Forever
Simulacra
Learn To Love The Lie
Secret Schadenfreude
Before the World Was Young
The Last Great Seance
Spiderwoven
Invocation Of The Eternally Coiling Serpent
Take Hold Of Forever
Integrity have relished cult status for over two decades; emphatic and ruthless, they remain a true relic in a now diluted Metalcore scene. ‘The Blackest Curse’ is yet another reminder of the sheer audacious energy this band emanates.
As expected, the album is saturated in raw, gritty production; yet alongside this, it gradually unveils tremendous layers, oscillating from frantic tempos, to brooding atmospheric tracks that marry impeccably with their typical short bursts of fury. Eight minute ‘Before The World Was Young’ is an effigy of the menacing delivery Integrity are capable of. Dwid’s haunting, raspy whispers open the track, set against a gentle acoustic which eases you in, then builds a tense atmosphere that progresses, post-metallic; culminating in wailing riffs, thundering battery and echoing, guttural growls.
Laden with immaculate beat downs, (take ‘The Last Great Seance’ for example), the odd Slayeresque riff and throat destroying vocals, Integrity are back, armed with the undeniable ability to convey emotionally charged Metalcore as it should be. Integrity prove relentlessly that they will remain unmatched, and have perhaps delivered one of the strongest, most solid albums released this year, thus far.
Reviewed by Victoria Walsh
‘The Blackest Curse’ is out now on Deathwish Inc
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