SUSPERIA "VIndication" Tape

Vindication is the follow-up to the Norwegian metallers' (featuring former members of Dimmu Borgir, Old Man's Child, etc.) debut of 2001 Predominance. In contrast to their country-mates, Susperia has opted for a pure sound devoid of trendy elements like synthesizers and certainly a sound more pleasing to metal fans. The band has changed in the last year though. The five have pulled back one gear from the death metal of Predominance to a more heavy/thrash metal style. The music here varies between fast and mid-paced and incorporates frequent tempo changes. The guitarists like hitting the notes on their guitars in a manner reminiscent of Obliveon's early days. Vocally things are less growled and more mainstream. Athera experiments with his vocalizing which sounds hoarse at times. One can expect this album to be more representative of the Susperia of the future were it to be assumed that the debut featured older and accumulated material, while Vindication is music written over the course of the last year or so.

https://youtu.be/QusWooiIpWw?si=AkXJlJcIr53WokRO