Lahmia

Lahmia

Resilience

Scarlet Records

Release: 18 January 2019

Lahmia (2001, Italy) is European-style melodic death metal, from head to toe. Fans looking for the sweet encounter of growling and polished thrashy, melodic riffing should be very pleased. More specifically, the vocals are low, pleasant growling (no high-pitched screaming and no U.S. metalcore screaming/yelling), and there is no melodic singing. This feature (the consistent growled vocals) will really be attractive to those fans who don’t like the mish-mash-salad vocal styles. The album has some definite highlights like “Her Frantic Call,” a song that is ridiculously infectious. Hear it once and you’ll want to hear it four more times, and then one more time for the road. “The Age of Treason” is the album’s centerpiece, clocking in at more than 11 minutes. This is the song that probably took them the longest to compose and arrange. It’s a good representation of all that the band does in its style. This is an album for die-hard fans of European melodic death metal, for those seeking new bands in this particular field, especially in the classic style, with that melody and grace in the songs. facebook.com/lahmiaofficial