Collapse ‘Arms and the Covenant’ Album Review

Collapse are a metal band from London who formed in 2009. Their latest album, ‘Arms and the Covenant’ is a hard-hitting record full of heavy riffs and impressive harsh vocals. The title track opens with a great guitar riff and it’s apparent from the start that Collapse are bringing something fresh to the metal scene. Duncan Wilkinson’s vocals are very strong in ‘The Cursed’ and merge well with the fast-paced guitaring. ‘The Death Of Man’ is a brutal and striking song, full of tight drum beats and harsh growls. Opening with technical guitaring, ‘Acolyte’ features well-written lyrics and a very impressive guitar solo near the end of the track. ‘Bloodlet’ is one of the songs that stood out the most on the album due to it being of a slightly slower pace yet still as brutal as the fast-paced songs. ‘Follow’ is a haunted-sounding song with more of a melodic metal vibe and horror-filled lyrics. ‘Of Iron’ is one of the strongest songs on ‘Arms and the Covenant’ as Duncan’s vocals are brutal and the guitar shredding sounds amazing. ‘Attrition’ is another fast-paced and fierce song, proving that Collapse are definitely strong contenders in the British metal scene. Ending their impressive album with a cover of ‘Heartwork’ by Carcass, Collapse’s latest album is both enjoyable to listen to and full of great metal songs.

‘Arms and the Covenant’ is due for release on April 1^st via Transcend Music.

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