Process Of Guilt - Black Earth (Bleak Recordings) 2017
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Five years after FÆMIN, Process of Guilt return with Black Earth, once again mixing doom with post-metal to provide an intense sonic journey. As usual, they have created a strong album full of memorable moments. “Feral Ground”, with its fantastic and rich guitar work, immediately grabs our attention, but “Hoax” is simply outstanding. The main riff is suffocating and conjures up images of pallbearers carrying a casket at a funeral. The vocals by Hugo Santos, occasionally reminiscent of Amenra’s style, make the song much more devastating – it is definitely the highlight of the album. While it doesn’t quite reach the heights of its predecessor, Black Earth is a great record – one which becomes better the more you explore it.