Review: THE FUNERAL PYRE – “Wounds”

The Funeral Pyre - “Wounds” [Prosthetic] … for their third full length, the SoCal quintet followed a darker muse–one that would see them replace melodic keyboards with an additional guitar, and further invoke Norwegian Black Metal … they got a killer recording team to showcase their new formula (Haddad/Rutan/Douches), who add depth and shape to a sound which is ofted known for being flat and muffled … expect buzzing twin guitar harmonies, relentless drumming, and throaty rasped vox on all songs, but they do allow for some expansive tracks (1, 4) and are working in Folk melodies as well (9) to maintain variety … FCC OK … Try 1, 2, 5, 6 … 2008May20

01. Thieves
02. Black Earth
03. The Gathering Bones
04. Wounds
05. These Ties That Bind
06. Arches of Existence
07. When the Light Ends
08. Devourer
09. Ghost Walker