{"id":228652,"date":"2024-07-08T21:36:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T21:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/08\/black-lava-the-savage-winds-to-wisdom\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T21:36:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T21:36:35","slug":"black-lava-the-savage-winds-to-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/08\/black-lava-the-savage-winds-to-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"BLACK LAVA The Savage Winds To Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>What do I think about when someone says &#8220;Australia?&#8221; I think about the original <em>Mad Max<\/em> film. I think about <em>Crocodile Dundee<\/em> (I grew up in the 80s). I also think about Outback Steakhouse. Whether that place is authentic or not, I have no idea. However, what is authentic down under is their metal, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/black-lava\">Black Lava<\/a><\/strong> is one of the newer bands from the land of Oz who have caught my attention. They have their sophomore release <em>The Savage Winds to Wisdom<\/em>, coming out and I have some things to say about it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Black Lava - &quot;Dark Legacy&quot; (Official Audio) 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t-wQKKDmx1I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never heard <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/black-lava\">Black Lava<\/a><\/strong> before, they are this thick array of death, black and doom metal. Tons of great riffs and lots of double bass and massive percussion. This apparent on the record&#8217;s opener &#8220;Colour of Death.&#8221; An absolute banger. The massive riffage takes a gloomier turn on &#8220;Dark Legacy.&#8221; This particular cut reminds me the score of The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale when things on screen take a turn for the gruesome.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unsheathing Nightmares&#8221; is deliciously black blend of all of the things you want in an extreme metal song. The songwriting prowess is clearly apparent and I am very much enamored with the little nuanced sounds that come out of the guitars.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Black Lava - &quot;Unsheathing Nightmares&quot; (Official Music Video) 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L_nbEoXEDPg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Ironclad Sarcophagus&#8221; is another banger that has a massive wail of a sound. Dissonate but not too much. Tight and compact. And it has a great video to boot! <\/p>\n<p>While I was satisfied with the first <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/black-lava\">Black Lava<\/a><\/strong> record that came out in pre-COVID times, this newest one is definitely a cut above. Guitarist <strong>Ben Boyle<\/strong> tells us: &#8220;There was greater care taken with compositions on <em>The Savage Winds to Wisdom<\/em>. There&#8217;s more depth and layering to the riffs and melodies. Calling on a more broad list of inspirations and tones, the album has a real sense of balance, a certain quality that will lend itself to repeat listens and attention to detail, while still staying true to what <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/black-lava\">Black Lava<\/a><\/strong> set out to do; create heavy, yet energetic and catchy anthemic tunes that tell a story and emanate a sense of atmosphere and power for the listener.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Other cuts on the record that I really like are &#8220;Pagan Dust,&#8221; which has some really nice speed to it and the dark and dreamy &#8220;Sanguis Lupus.&#8221;  If I had one complaint about the record it would be that many of the songs sound very much alike, however, that formula has clearly worked for fellow Aussies <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/acdc\">AC\/DC <\/a><\/strong>so it may as well work for these guys as well.<\/p>\n<p>Overall though if you&#8217;re a fan of bands like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/satyricon\">Satyricon<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/behemoth\">Behemoth<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/goatwhore\">Goatwhore<\/a><\/strong>, you should definitely give <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/black-lava\">Black Lava<\/a><\/strong> a serious listen. Perhaps the best thing to come out of Australia since the Bloomin&#8217; Onion.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/reviews\/album-review-black-lava-the-savage-winds-to-wisdom\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do I think about when someone says &#8220;Australia?&#8221; I think about the original Mad Max film. 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