Brodequin "Harbinger of Woe" Review (THIS BAND'S COMEBACK MIGHT BE THEIR BEST ALBUM YET)

[@erykdudka6820]

Absolutely loved this album \m/ Side note if you guys just uploaded the audio of the album reviews as like a podcast or something on streaming services, I'd 100% listen especially at work. Just an idea that came into my head lol

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- We were doing that for awhile but for one reason or another we stopped. I'm generally busy making the videos so I generally don't have time to upload to streaming services as well. We might try again though in the future.

[@erykdudka6820]

@@thrallsofmetal That's fair haha

[@nomadr1349]

It is a comeback of the decade for me and the album of the year, just can't imagine what possibly could top it. Catchy songs, brilliant production (and mastering! - not overcompressed as 90% of todays releases) - all one could wish for.

[@EagleHeart19]

The new Severe Torture is another great one.

[@cc-wm9fs]

Been a Brodequin fan since Instruments of Torture. About 20 seconds into listening to the new album, I was already able to call this their best album to date. Crazy surprise!

[@Hecatecrossways]

The reviews on this channel are the absolute best.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!

[@MetalNeverDieswithMarkA]

I still have to listen to this. Awesome review Nick. Cheers dude.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Definitely worth checking out but also a bit different from their earlier stuff. The slightly cleaner production really helped this one a lot too.

[@jefo2405]

Disagree on Festival of Death, extremely brutal sounding album, with non clear sound. I like when it sounds somewhat raw in production. The first album was a little thin, the third a little muddy. But yeah, this fourth album's production is very very good, clear but still brutal. And totally agree on Brennans drumming. He is probably the most talented drummer they've had, not to take away from Cpt Killdrums, but Brennan adds some extra style and personality to his drumming that adds a lot to the music!

[@robertsparling917]

I watched your latest "States of Metal" episode and you brought up Vale of Pnath, which that band was the last pre-pandemic concert for you guys. Well, Vale of Pnath are gonna unleash their third full-length album on May 24th entitled Between the Worlds of Life and Death. It will be the first album with new frontman Ken Sorceron of Abigail Williams and formerly of The Faceless as well as new bassist Austin Rolla and drummer Gabe Seeber, who both joined last year.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- The KZbin channel Trolling in Paradise should cover all the new releases coming out this year in a video right away!

[@renekraan8125]

Good Review. I have heard their previous three albums 'Instruments of torture', 'Festival of death' and 'Methods of execution'. It's some brutal shit. This is still a brutal album, but the production is alot better. You can actually hear riffs now. And there's a bit more variety, and even some atmosphere on this one. Wich is very welcome on a brutal blasting deathmetal album like this. 🤘

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I picked up all their reissues last year and while it's definitely brutal as hell I really was a huge fan of it. I thought it was good but the rough production and kinda monotonous songwriting made it hard to get into. This is a huge improvement not only in the production but just the songwriting in general. There's more memorable riffs and some great dynamics in the songs. I really dig what their doing here and honestly I'm already looking forward to what they do next.

[@renekraan8125]

I agree, their previous albums were brutal as hell, but also monotonous. The (muddy) production didn't help either. This new one is more enjoyable because of better production and songwriting. Can't wait to hear what's next.@@thrallsofmetal

[@juzex]

Brodequin at it's best. Great album, great review. This is what Brodequin albums should have sounded like from the beginning... Cheers from Poland!

[@rememberbeginning]

🤘 Necrotic Nick!!! Thank you for the recommendation! Sounds great 👍

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Hey! Not a problem, man! I hope you dig it!

[@steazfactor3637]

This is my first listen to this band and this is a unhinged no chill joy ride and I love it

[@destinybennett666]

I love Brodequin I'm glad to say that they are a band that's local to me. I've been a fan of them since I first heard instruments of Torture many years ago

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I only just became familiar with them last year when I got the reissues of their albums. Honestly, I wasn't a huge fan of all the earlier stuff but this one had some different wrinkles to it that gave it a fresh but brutal as hell sound.

[@joshalan5125]

I might check this out. When you mentioned brutal death metal, my first thoughts went to Skinless. If it sounds anything like them, I might enjoy it.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- It's definitely more blasty than Skinless overall but I really dig this one. It's albsolutely relentless but it's got some really catchy riffs on it for sure. It's easily my favorite thing I've heard from this band so far.

[@ThatOneMetalGuy200]

One of my all time favorite brutal death metal bands, love all of their work and this new offering is no exception. One of if not the most brutal band to ever come out of Texas. 🤘🔥

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I think their early stuff is decent. It's brutal as hell but I'm not the biggest fan of the production. This new one however is pretty damn good and I love the production this time. Nothing is lost in the mud this time but it still sounds vicious as hell. Also, they're from Tennessee.

[@ThatOneMetalGuy200]

@@thrallsofmetal I keep thinking they're from Texas for some reason

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I don't blame you. Texas is overloaded with a ton of brutal death metal acts right now.

[@KevinTarrant-by3fi]

Gonna check out the rest of their discography later on and let you know what I think of them brother. Good review as always!🤘

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks

[@KevinTarrant-by3fi]

@@thrallsofmetal anytime brother!

[@Hecatecrossways]

Disgorge USA California, and Brodequin are the best Death Metal bands. They both have intelligent lyrics. And don't rely on the goofy Hip Hop Slam grooves. Brodequin offers something beyond the typical cartoon gross out Gore fest. Absolutely love all of Brodequin's album cover art, and Harbinger of Woe is a 5 star album in my opinion.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I'm still picky when it comes down to brutal death metal. I love the ferocity of the music but sometimes the deep, guttural burps really put me off. Brodequin definitely has something of their own going on with their lyrical themes and the more atmospheric moments on here though. I dig this one for sure.

[@cattycats4]

I never liked their early stuff that much (not heavy enough for me for its extreme style) but man this album is really good!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I thought their earlier material was brutal but not that memorable and the production left a lot to be desired but this is killer honestly. It still has the brutality and outright savagery but that improved production value really lets all the riff work standout now.

[@cattycats4]

@@thrallsofmetal Yeah Festival Of Death has some great riffs but its hard to actually hear them!

[@benng4376]

Legends of brutality.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- It definitely seems like they get a lot of love in the underground.

[@KevinTarrant-by3fi]

Gonna blast this one in a little bit boys and then come back with my rating and critique of it as usual and then see what y'all got to say tomorrow morning. Have a great time and stay safe y'all!🤘😈🔥🖤

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks

[@KevinTarrant-by3fi]

You're welcome!

[@KevinTarrant-by3fi]

God Damn! First time hearing this band and they're fuckin brutal as hell! 5 of 5 from me boys! See y'all tomorrow morning!😈🔥🖤🤘

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks

[@cbn6635]

Pretty much agree 💯 percent with this review. The music in itself is a 4 out of 5 for me; brutal, intense and never overstays it's welcome with it's conciseness. But the monotonous and unintelligible vocals unfortunately don't do much for me, so I also end with a 3,5 out of 5 score.. 🤗

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, deep gutturals like these need to be broken up a bit. Even with Dying Fetus John's brutal belches are broken up with Sean's growls. Musically though I think a lot of this is killer and a huge step forward in terms of the songwriting and production. It's still retains it's brutal as fuck edge but also throws in some new spices to make it more than just rehash.

[@cbn6635]

@@thrallsofmetal I once again agree, Nick! The loosely conceptual lyrics on the album are actually rather interesting, so it would be nice, if you could actually decipher them sonically. Speaking of the lyrics: I'm from Denmark, so I wanna mention the fact, that one of the tracks, namely 'Vredens Dag', is named after and based around a very famous Danish film (about witch trials) of the same name from 1947, directed by Carl Th. Dreyer.. a fact that goes well with the cool cover artwork, I thought... 🤗

[@pusrot3942]

Holy shit !!!!! Love this band instruments of torture was killer among others after over 20 years a new album , can't wait to hear this , I think the metal community is going to be thrilled aye hell yeah 🤘🏼😵‍💫😋

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- This band is insanely brutal without a doubt but I really like that they cleaned up the production on this one so you could hear all the intricacies in the riff work. There's a lot more going on here too musically which makes this even more engaging.

[@pusrot3942]

@@thrallsofmetal I agree on this finding , ...I do think instruments of torture had a decent recording however you right they cleaned this up a bit aye 🤘🏼😋👉🏼💯

[@Crimson_Grin]

imagine if this band did a cover of "Nookie" by Limp Bizkit

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Well, baseline I know it'll probably be faster, more brutal and probably shorter. lol

[@MrAaronbathory]

Why would that be a good idea?

[@Crimson_Grin]

@@MrAaronbathory I wouldn't characterize it as "good".... amusing would be more accurate