Brotthogg - Echoes of the Past (CD)

Release Date: 01/17/20

Brotthogg deals in epic 'progressive' black/death/thrash metal that owes its allegiance to bands like Emperor, Old Man's Child, Keep of Kalessin, and Dissection.

Popular metal site, Toilet Ov Hell had this to share about the album, '...for those of you who want a more straightforward, unadulterated black metal experience, we’ve got the newest record from Brotthogg. While there are some traces of Vektor-style thrashy parts present, this is by and large weedly, ripping black metal goodness. I really like the way they take black metal tropes and give them a technical twist. Take the riffs on “Broken Chains,” for example; a typical black metal song would use more straightforward voicings of those chords, but the atypical note choice and arpeggiation gives them a much more distinct flavor. I have to give special mention to the lead guitar; the solos on Echoes of the Past are exceptional, and they were the highlights of the album for me. It’s a very compact album at 33 minutes and not an ounce of fat or fluff to be found.'