Seraph Sin - God What Have I Done

In the vein of bands such as the ever legendary KMFDM and Ministry comes some of the greatest Scottish industrial metal bastards you will ever have the pleasure of listening to. Seraph Sin is a trio consisting of founder, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Lennox; guitarist, keyboardist, and bassist Logan, and guitarist Roddy McCahon. From the combined talent of this trio comes some wickedly anthemic industrial metal/rock riffs and noise that will fill your ears with nothing but fire.

'Up On High' kicks off the album and gets a blurring build up with inflammatory lyrics straight into blasts of guitars and drums and lots and lots of shouting. If the previous song was a premonition for anything it's that Seraph Sin's music is combustible enough to start a riot. 'Set'Em Up' comes in next and has a funky punk influence intertwined with all guitar riffs and walls but it never halts for even a moment.

'Dry Deity' is one of the more normal - so to speak - sounding songs on the album; there are more clean vocals on this song then there are shouts and the music is not constantly loud, obnoxious and in your face. It didn't deteriorate from the experience whatsoever, but going from an all out mood that made me want to punch someone in the face to a calmer demeanor had both my head and my fist a little confused. The final and title track on the album brought in rapid fire lyrics, slamming drums, and guitars that fed you nothing but war and hate. The ending of the song let me off easily, sending out with Morse code and some eerie sci-fi vibes - almost as if a space ship was taking off from the ground that we stand on. 

Either way, Seraph Sin might be the next big band out of Scotland to wreck havoc on the world and I'm all for that. Their songs are visceral and have a whole lot of attitude packed into them. Their influences are well known but they're able to toy with tried ideas very well. Give this band a bit more time and they will definitely kick their sound up a notch. If you're also wanting to catch these guys live on the Swine & Punishment Tour co-headlined by PIG and Mortiis. Seraph Sin will be playing as a support band and, hey, that's three fucking awesome bands you can catch. The live dates are right below: 

Feb 10 2017