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"With "Mechanics Of Predacity", Lords Of Black offer a varied and engaging album, somewhere between heavy metal, melodic hard rock and progressive metal."
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3/5
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Spanish band Lords Of Black celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2024 with a sixth album entitled "Mechanics Of Predacity". Judging by its title, this new object doesn't seem to be the final part of the trilogy begun with the excellent "Alchemy Of Souls Part I". Part II, released three years ago, didn't garner the same praises as its predecessor. The Hernando/Romero pair (the combo's co-designers) are now expected to come up trumps.
I might as well make it clear right away that this new offering doesn't reach the heights of the 2020 opus, but it does develop a stylistic diversity, technical richness and interpretive quality that deserve some applause. The ten tracks run the gamut from heavy metal to melodic hard rock, via movements characteristic of progressive metal. Working on melodies must have been one of the band's guiding principles here.
It's not necessarily the most complicated thing to lure the listener in from the outset, but the impact must remain. On "Mechanics Of Predacity", Lords Of Black succeed in doing just that. Proof of this is provided by the snarling 'Let It Burn', which evokes Judas Priest, the heavy 'Crow Of Thorns', which at times reminds Black Sabbath, and the mid-tempo 'Obsessions Of Mind', a song that leaves a pleasant nostalgic feeling in the long run. The eleven minutes of progressive metal on the excellent 'A World That's Departed' also bear witness to this, taking us back to the Dream Theater of "Scenes From A Memory". The title track has two challengers: 'I Want The Darkness To Stop', with its lovely theme reminiscent of the poignant 'Before That Time Can Come' from "Alchemy Of Souls, Part II", and the searing 'Let The Nightmare Begin', with its catchy lyrical harmonies. On the satisfaction front, we should also mention - but this will surprise no-one - Romero's interpretative skills, which keep even the weakest tracks afloat, not forgetting the performance of that devil Jo Nunez behind the drums.
Lords Of Black can be satisfied with their new effort, "Mechanics Of Predacity" is an engaging opus. It's a shame, however, that the remarkable melodic ideas developed from time to time didn't grace the entire compositions. So, despite the good instrumental quality of each score, and in particular the rather striking guitars, the majority of tracks lack impact over time. - Official website
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TRACK LISTING:
01. For What Is Owed To Us
 02. Let The Nightmare Come
03. I Want The Darkness To Stop
04. Let It Burn
05. Can We Be Heroes Again
06. Crown Of Thorns
07. Obsessions Of The Mind
08. Build The Silence
09. A World That's Departed : I. About To Reset Ii. Absentia Iii. A Final Sense Of Truth
10. Born Out Of Time
LINEUP:
Dani Criado: Basse
Jo Nunez: Batterie
Ronnie Romero: Chant
Tony Hernando: Guitares
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