After a fairly solid debut, Acoustic Torment is back for round two with an even better sound on Schwarzwald. The band resides in Germany and plays mid-paced death metal that frequently borders on doom, but they're not afraid to blast away with a little speed. "Satanic Seduction" opens the disc in aggressive fashion. However, the band always keeps you on your toes, by quickly shifting to some acoustic guitar, cello, and depressing clean vocals. The contrast between brutal and peaceful is actually very well done. At times they even remind me of Paramaecium. "Belated Perception" is another standout cut that has a symphonic black metal sound that comes across very intense. The production is very good for an indie and unlike many indies the drums sound like drums and not sticks on a trash can lid. The packaging is also very nice and professionally done. You can order this disc at www.acoustic-torment.de/
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Art for the Ears 2002Reviewed by Marco PovervestImagine the woods of the Schwarzwald area in Germany. Acoustic Torment, the local orchestra starts playing songs from their latest album. You hear instruments such as cello, tubatronic, organ... You might expect the locals starting some kind of folk dance, but that'd be a moshpit though. Well, here's not a group playing some marches as the aforementioned instruments are overpowered by Acoustic…Similar sounding releases
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