Guest review!
Time for the first guest review! This review is written by Anna Loppacher, the keyboard player in my band Dreamslain Band: Votov Release: I.X.X.I. Release date: 14th of August, 2020 Record label: CDN Records Genre: Death Metal From: Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada) Votov formed in 2015; since 2018, they have their current line-up: Chuck Labossiere on guitar and vocals, John Duke on bass and Derrick Kroll on drums. They have previously released a full-length album as well as an EP. Their newest offering is I.X.X.I., a full-length album with crushing riffs and awesome grooves. There are lots of rhythmic changes, which is great. The doomy slow parts create variety and together with the breaks, they make the songs capturing. Both the slow parts, some of the guitar vibratos, and the lyrics such as on Celf have a Black Sabbath-vibe. Overall, however, I would say that Votov’s composing style and sound is within the OSDM range. The sound is huge, caused of c...