Beautiful and devastating Any musician can tell you that it’s much harder doing slow music than fast. Precision becomes more important at lower tempos as mistakes become more obvious, and there’s a natural tendency to rush things that makes it that much more difficult to maintain an even pace. Moreover, it’s hard making slow music interesting, especially in a generally up-tempo genre like metal. Dynamics, texture, all these components of songwriting that tend to get left by the wayside are suddenly of paramount importance, and it takes a lot of skill to bring those out while also still feeling “metal.” … Continue reading Album Premiere: Convocation – No Dawn for the Caliginous Night