Album Review

Embitter- 1134

Embitter is a Hardcore, Metalcore band from Warsaw, Poland. This album was released by The Coming Strife Records in 2020. This is a new band that has been advertising their new record 1134 quite often on Facebook lately. They have some limited vinyl that has copied some old Morning Again releases and they have some limited shirts that has copied some old Morning Again designs. This is quite amazing and very unique marketing to me. Embitter is influenced by Belgian hardcore from the 1990's and by hardcore from the 1990's in general. They don't sound like a band who is copying a certain style but rather a band who is just influenced by Hardcore and Metalcore bands. Poland is a place for a huge amount of death metal bands and black metal bands but definitely not a place known for a huge amount of Hardcore bands and Metalcore bands. The fact that Embitter is coming straight out of Warsaw, Poland makes them a huge rarity in the scene and I believe it will make some people shake their heads in disbelief. If you have heard their Season of Solitude Demo they have made a massive improvement in sound and confidence. The 1134 record sounds earth shattering and the confidence level is up 1000 percent. The Demo is worth the purchase but honestly the 1134 record is just simply brilliant. This record is so brutal and I love his screaming vocals so much. His vocals sound like they have completely scorched the earth and now a demon is running for president and his minions follow him. The brutality of this album is like being beaten by a boxer beyond recognition and now you will never be able to get up again. This is such an epic record like I always here from those classic 90's metalcore records but it can't be a classic yet because it was released in 2020. I bet it will be a future metalcore classic though based on how good a record this actually is. This is a magical album that has a soul to it that can't be contained. The burning embers start a flame and watch it ignite into an all out house fire. Watch past masters take home all the glory but wait this is the dawning of a new era where new masters get the glory. All Hail Embitter! And the Rise of Polish Metalcore! Embitter is an amazing band and 1134 is an amazing album. I highly recommend this to fans looking for something new and something similar. I must implore you to buy this record. Thanks for reading.
Kevin

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