Brutta is a solid, heavy-hitting band straight out of São Paulo, Brazil, and the UK. Although they are relatively new, the trio of Adriano Ribeiro (Athemon) (guitars, vocals), Tom MacLean (Athemon, ex-Haken) (bass), and Gledson Gonçalves (drums) have many years of experience working together under their belts - and that's how Brutta came into existence. The newly formed trio is all set to unveil their debut self-titled album, to be out on June 17th, and I'm here to discuss it.
And the descent into desolation begins with the title-track "Brutta". With dense guitar sounding riffs based off power chords accompanied by the black metal blast beats, this is a typical black metal piece. Tracks like "Mortem" and "Frgmntd" gives more insight on the band's usage of dissonance riffs and chords. With each passing moment, the dark and dismal atmosphere of the album is developed in its dissonant layer stacking. With few melodic guitar passages aside, "Frgmntd" sounds no less than a horror story.
The production of the album hugely improves the listening experience overall. Keeping the vocals up-front, "Bastards" is a track that pumps up its aggression through its vicious lyrics like "There is no God!". Case in point, you can actually make up the lyrics from the black metal mix - that seems atypical but Brutta has managed to achieve it. "Inferno" and "Limbo" are tracks that lead you into the cesspool of dissonance, encapsulating the nasty gritty atmosphere. While "Devon" has a sludgy, doomy vibe which anticipates towards a furthermore upcoming destruction, it keeps a restraint to it and continues a controlled journey.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Website: https://www.facebook.com/bruttametal
Genre: Black Metal, Extreme Metal
Worldwide Release: June 17th, 2022.