Album Review: Arhat - Dead Life (2020)
Picture Credit: Arhat Artwork: Dmytro Yurchenko Arhat - Dead Life Release Date: December 23, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 43:13 Genre: Technical Death Metal / Groove Metal Origin: Kyiv , Ukraine "Dead Life" is the debut by Kyiv's Arhat which was released in late December of 2020. The band plays an intense mix of Tec Death and Groove Metal. But that is not all. "Dead Life" features influences from Oriental harmonies and Slavic tunes. Those musical impacts fit the theme of the album and its lyrics as vocalist Alex tells about history and mythology of the peoples of the Orient and Central Asia. The lyrics were written by Oleksandr Kharechko . Outstanding feature on "Dead Life" are the drums by Dmytro "La De Vill" Sychov . Plenty of fills, changes in accentuation and accurate blasts are the havy backbone of Arhat's music. The rhythms get evn more interesting when percussionist Petro Pavlovsky joins in. The bass by Anton...