Those, Who Come with The Mist by Graveyard Winds is Death Metal built for movement. Not introspection. Not staring at your shoes wondering what the riffs “mean.” This is a record that exists to make bodies collide with other bodies, furniture, walls, and occasionally fate itself. From the moment it kicks in, the Colombian outfit make it painfully clear that restraint is not part of the plan — but neither is excess for its own sake.
What Graveyard Winds do so well here is balance weight and velocity. These songs don’t just rush headlong into blast-beaten oblivion; they lurch, drag, then suddenly accelerate like something feral snapping its leash. There’s a near-sludge density to the riffs at times, thick enough to feel like the air itself has turned solid, but it’s always paired with sudden bursts of speed that turn that mass into momentum. You don’t just headbang to this record — you move whether you mean to or not.
Across its eight tracks, the album keeps its focus tight. There’s no bloat, no wandering interludes pretending to be atmosphere. Each song feels built with a physical space in mind: low ceilings, sweat-slick floors, and not enough room to step back when the pit opens. The riffs hit hard, but more importantly, they hit right. Nothing here feels ornamental or written to show off technical ability. Every section exists because it serves impact.
The drumming stands out for me. It’s relentless without being sloppy, aggressive without turning into white noise. The shifts between crawling heaviness and breakneck speed are executed with purpose, giving the songs a push-and-pull tension that keeps them from blurring together. This is the kind of playing that understands when to overwhelm and when to let a groove grind someone into the floor.
Vocally, Those, Who Come with The Mist stays rooted in classic Death Metal hostility. No gimmicks. No studio trickery trying to make things sound “bigger.” The delivery is raw, forceful, and commanding — the kind of voice that doesn’t narrate the violence so much as participate in it. It sits perfectly in the mix, cutting through the riffs without drowning them, reinforcing the album’s core intent: direct confrontation.
Despite the sheer aggression on display, Graveyard Winds never lose control of the songs. Even at their most feral, the band sound locked in, unified, and confident in their direction. This isn’t Death Metal made by accident or instinct alone — it’s Death Metal sharpened through repetition, rehearsal, and a deep understanding of how heaviness actually works.
By the time the album closes, there’s no grand statement, no attempt to leave you with something philosophical. It just stops — like the pit finally collapsing under its own exhaustion. And honestly, that’s exactly how it should end.
Those, Who Come with The Mist exists to remind you why this genre still thrives in dark rooms, underground venues, and battered speakers. It’s physical, confrontational, and unapologetically built for impact.
Those, Who Come with The Mist by Graveyard Winds is available now from Awakening Records.
CHOICE CUT: Escape of 1692
BLACK METAL ARCHIVES VERDICT: A bruiser of a record. Heavy, fast, and engineered for destruction, Those, Who Come with The Mist is Death Metal that leaves you picking shards of furniture out of your teeth.
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