{"id":853160,"date":"2025-02-05T17:36:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=853160"},"modified":"2025-02-05T17:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:36:35","slug":"album-review-scour-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=853160","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: SCOUR Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-543410\" class=\"zox-post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"zox-article-wrap zoxrel left zox100\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-main-grid\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-width\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-main-wrap zoxrel left zox100\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-main\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-bot-wrap\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-img-wrap\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-img left zoxrel zoxlh0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/scour-gold-1.jpeg\" class=\"flipboard-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"SCOUR Gold\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"scour-gold-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-title-wrap zox-tit2\">\n<header class=\"zox-post-head-wrap left zoxrel zox100\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-head zoxrel\">\n<h3 class=\"zox-post-cat\"><span class=\"zox-post-cat\">Reviews<\/span><\/h3>\n<h1 class=\"zox-post-title left entry-title\">Album Review: SCOUR Gold<\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"zox-post-excerpt zox-top-rating\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rwp-review-wrap rwp-theme-2\" id=\"rwp-review-543410-0-1867463330\" data-post-id=\"543410\" data-box-id=\"0\" data-template-id=\"rwp_template_5f14d2ed4eb0e\" data-disabled=\"1\" data-sharing-review-link-label=\"Copy and paste the URL to share the review\" data-per-page=\"3\">\n<div class=\"rwp-review\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"rwp-header rwp-no-image\">\n<div class=\"rwp-overalls\">\n<div class=\"rwp-overall-score rwp-only\"><span class=\"rwp-overlall-score-value\">9<\/span><span class=\"rwp-overlall-score-label\">Reviewer<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rwp-scores \">\n<div class=\"rwp-criterion\"><span class=\"rwp-criterion-label\">Score<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-info-wrap\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-byline-wrap\">\n<div class=\"zox-author-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/38011fdddb255782f2ba4acec80068cf45a2ee456c60ca92fba16c31589593e1.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"38011fdddb255782f2ba4acec80068cf45a2ee456c60ca92fba16c31589593e1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-author-info-wrap\">\n<div class=\"zox-author-name-wrap\">\n<p>By<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"zox-author-name vcard fn author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tJeff Podoshen\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-date-wrap\">\n<p>Published<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"zox-post-date updated\"><time class=\"post-date updated\" datetime=\"2025-02-05\">February 5, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-soc-top-wrap\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-soc-stat\">\n<ul class=\"zox-post-soc-stat-list left zoxrel\">\n<li class=\"zox-post-soc-fb\">\n<li class=\"zox-post-soc-twit\">\n<li class=\"zox-post-soc-flip\">\n<li class=\"zox-post-soc-email\">\n<li class=\"zox-post-soc-com zox-com-click\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body-wrap left zoxrel\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\">\n<p>&#8220;Gold&#8221; is a more than appropriate term for <strong>Scour<\/strong>&#8216;s newest release on Nuclear Blast records, because this is record is just absolutely filled with it. An absolute black metal masterpiece from an American supergroup. This newest LP from <strong>Phil Anselmo<\/strong> and company is an early contender for best record of the year, not just in the black metal category but in extreme metal overall.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SCOUR - Blades (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zjwqu5On1c8?feature=oembed\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Blades,&#8221; the second single off the record, you&#8217;d swear came straight from Western Norway. The dueling tremolo guitars at the hands of <strong>Mark Kloeppel<\/strong> (<strong>Misery Index<\/strong>, <strong>Cast The Stone<\/strong>) and <strong>Derek Engemann<\/strong> (<strong>Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals<\/strong>, <strong>Cast The Stone<\/strong>, ex-<strong>Cattle Decapitation<\/strong>) provide a chilling, yet familiar soundscape to those of us who grew up appreciating the signature Scandinavian brand of alternate picking. Similar sonics are found on &#8220;Coin,&#8221; as well as &#8220;Evil,&#8221; which also brings in a particularly hefty layered wall of sound with the guitars.<\/p>\n<p>While the backbone of <strong>Scour<\/strong> is, without a doubt, black metal, what makes <em>Gold<\/em> particularly interesting are the little elements of death and grind that the band throws in here and there. There is especially apparent on &#8220;Infusorium.&#8221; <strong>Scour<\/strong> honors their black metal roots, yet takes the music forward into a fresher, modern sound.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SCOUR - Infusorium (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kppI8ZZi4ng?feature=oembed\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tracks like &#8220;Invoke&#8221; will evoke a smile or two with their deliberately over the top 90&#8217;s-inspired black metal lyrics, with lines like, &#8220;Invoke the Master&#8217;s goat. All hail Satan! Be at one with hell. Give the body to Satan!&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Brothers <strong>John Jarvis<\/strong> (<strong>Agoraphobic Nosebleed<\/strong>, <strong>All Will Fall<\/strong>, ex-<strong>Pig Destroyer<\/strong>) and <strong>Adam Jarvis<\/strong> (<strong>Misery Index<\/strong>, <strong>Lock Up<\/strong>, <strong>Pig Destroyer<\/strong>) put together a downright brutally vicious set of tracks to comprise the take-no-prisoners rhythm section, but with the Jarvis&#8217; you wouldn&#8217;t expect anything less. <strong>Gary Holt<\/strong> from <strong>Slayer<\/strong> and <strong>Exodus<\/strong> also guests on a solo.<\/p>\n<p>Recorded in 2023 and 2024, the LP sounds great in terms of the mix, which was crafted by <strong>Dennis Israel<\/strong>. It was mastered, appropriately, in Sweden by <strong>Jens Bogren<\/strong>. While the record doesn&#8217;t feature a particularly bright listening experience, I&#8217;m glad that the band didn&#8217;t choose to go the lo-fi route that so many black metal bands have been striving for. 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is a more than appropriate term for Scour&#8216;s newest release on Nuclear Blast records, because this is record is just absolutely filled with it. An absolute black metal masterpiece from an American supergroup. This newest LP from Phil Anselmo and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":853161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[55],"class_list":["post-853160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-metalinjection-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=853160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/853161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=853160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=853160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=853160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}