From The Archives, Album Review: Schijnheiligaards - Welkom Om Ons Reet
By Schijnheiligaards · 14 hours ago · edited About ‘Welkom In Ons Reet’, their album
Schijnheilgaards' debut, Welkom In Ons Reet, is a well executed collection of Post Metal that checks all the boxes of it's genre.
Guitars drenched in reverb? Check!
Atmospherical passages interrupted by fast paced, Krust-inspired eruptions? Check!
Despite Jochem Broeck's tight drumming an Laura Broeck's impressive, deep death grunts - extra threatening, combined with the harsh, raspy sounds of her native language - the band as a whole does not manage to distinguish itself from the tropes of it's genre. A little bit more variation between songs definitely would've helped. Especially the mid section of the album suffers from it's formulaic songwriting.
Highlights Evangelie Van Babel, Koning Van Twee Naties, Moederziel and the instrumental Hier Laat Ik U Achter (Begraafplaats) would make for a decent EP, though.
61%
Comparable with Sons Of A Wanted Man
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Welkom In Ons Reet was released in Benelux, France, Germany and Scandinavia. It peaked at #4 in the charts and has been certified Gold.