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Black Harvest : Mute
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Expansive music combining various extreme metal styles with medieval chant and darkwave influences.
Genre: Metal/Punk: Black Metal
Release Date: 2005
Mute
Black Harvest
Record Label: Oak Knoll Productions
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Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. Lamentation 6:28 + MP3 $0.99
2. Die, Lavinia 7:37 + MP3 $0.99
3. Let Us Go 5:41 + MP3 $0.99
4. New Year's Day 7:57 + MP3 $0.99
5. Harvest of Souls 3:52 + MP3 $0.99
6. Tamora 18:06 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

"...some of the best riffs I've heard thus far all year"
--Aversionline.com

"Dabbling a little here and there in virtually every metal sub-genre in known existence, Black Harvest's second self-released and self-produced endeavor Mute has something that will at least partially appeal to everyone. The basic foundation of their music is rooted in black and death metal, but the Brooklyn trio explores within other experimental environments that reside outside the fringe of these conventional formulas. Hints of folk, goth, and doom are integrated in each track on this six song EP, making it quite the first rate avant-garde effort.
"When attempting to describe Mute, there will be a lot of name dropping on my behalf, but please bear with me. This is not to imply that Black Harvest are unoriginal in any way. In the end, all the comparisons are proof to just how much this band puts into their songwriting. Influences are all over the map and are at times difficult to pinpoint, but I will do my best.
"Kicking off the disc, "Lamentation" has a sort of multi-layered folk chant that bursts into a sonic black metal blast that reminds me of Naglfar to a certain point. Melodic death passages show up throughout the track and pay tribute to the Gods of Gothenburg. "Die, Lavinia" does some thrashing before leading into a Paradise Lost or My Dying Bride-esque melodious doom drone. The bridge section and outro are unquestionably in the Opeth vain, and add extra flavor to the song. Exploding out of the gate from the end of the previous track is "Let Us Go", with its tech death attack that would have no problem blending in with Darkthrone's Soulside Journey material. The choruses on this cut are just a few of many that resemble Katatonia. "New Year's Day" begins with a classical guitar piece that bleeds into a psychedelic reverberated humming line akin to Agalloch and again Opeth. Coming in as my least preferred and shortest song on Mute, "Harvest Of Souls" is an unfocused blackened thrash fest that, with some extra effort, has the potential for improvement. My favorite by far is "Tamora", a close cousin of almost any latter day Katatonia offering. This track was the best written of the six in my humble opinion, and brings the album to an end.
"For a band that has been together for less than three years, Black Harvest are undoubtedly on the road to success."

--review from Metalreview.com

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REVIEWS

holy fucking chit!
author: Eh.. call me alex
                            
Ok seriously, I only heard on song from these guys and became obsessed immediately. Few bands can do that to me these days. This has got to be the best fucking album you could ever buy. Everything about it is terrific, the timing is incredible, and I would have to agree on the bass riffs... very pleasurable... love it love it love.. If I could give it 100 stars instead of 5 I would....
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holy fucking chit!
author: Eh.. call me alex
                            
Ok seriously, I only heard on song from these guys and became obsessed immediately. Few bands can do that to me these days. This has got to be the best fucking album you could ever buy. Everything about it is terrific, the timing is incredible, and I would have to agree on the bass riffs... very pleasurable... love it love it love.. If I could give it 100 stars instead of 5 I would....
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Black Harvest's Mute goes beyond originality and transcends genre definition
author: Giussepe Francesco Guszmani
                            
Mute starts with a GREAT album opener(Lamentation), which distinguishes itself in so many ways (including the "Kishor Choir" which sings a prayer to introduce the song). Mute is one of the few metal albums in which proper bass lines are utilized these days (very rare). A very diverse selection of moods and influences are noticeable in this album, crunch riffs of the Carcass variety can be heard right alongside rough tremolo picked melodies. The shrieks/growls/screams have more power, balls, and done with a better purpose, than those of most black metal or other extreme vocalists. Kishor's clean vocals are very distinctive, and never corner the listener with cheese. In Tamora (sixth track) he displays a level of vocal versatility which is unheard of in today's lacking scene. Very often with a sad or ominous touch, reminiscent of 80's new wave or goth rock. This is what metal should have striven to achieve all these years, only Black Harvest has reached that point.
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SWEET
author: Mikey "SteeL ToE"
                            
I dunno how much good reviews do in convincing people that a band is fucking awesome, but Black Harvest are. I even like them better than Gwar, and I don't normally like anything better than Gwar. Why would a stupid drunk guy who likes goofy music like Black Harvest? Well that's how fuckin' accessable they are. There is no excuse for anyone anywhere to not like Black Harvest. Unless of course you like shitty fuckin' music and if that's the case you can probably find Air Supply Cd's at your local CD store. But if you like good Metal with lots of creativity in it, then this is for you. Buy Black Harvest cd's now or else all your kids will be born homosexuals.
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