Nvlvs is a Danish band formed in the 21th century, although most bands formed nowadays are worthless this is not the case. These guys are years ahead of many of their peers, they play a black metal reminiscent of Sacramentum, Vinterland, Sorhin, and Dawn (The big four of Sweden). Although their style is similar to the mentioned bands, they are not a ripoff or anything like that, what they share is the fluidity (Sacramentum), epic (Dawn), and other aspects that made these Swedish bands far better than their compatriots. This is a 4 track demo yet it's unbelievably good, well played, and the music is written in an excellent way. The guitarists did an excellent job in making the music interesting without particularly sounding complex or awfully fast, the tempo is really nice, keeping everything in place yet with a subtle touch of chaos. The drumming is also good, there are just a couple of parts where blasbeats are found, the drummer keeps things simple to fit the music rather than to make a name for himself. The vocalist is above the average, he does a good job but there are better ones, his pitch is just too high for my taste. The bass work is nonexistent for the most part, there are just few parts here he actually makes appearance. Production wise it's good for the kind of black metal it helps a lot with the atmosphere; it would be better though if they work a bit more in the mids rather than in the high spectrum of sound, it will give a clearer production and also good for our ears. Enjoy this demo and hope that they release a full length soon.
Nvlvs - Architects of Man
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