Necropolis Review

[Mr.TaLaL]

NECROPOLIS is a multiplayer, 3rd person, action roguelike set in a dungeon that endlessly reconstructs itself. Hone your skills and travel deeper to face greater threats. Find the exit, or die trying.
OBEY THE BRAZEN HEAD OR PERISH. Or don't, you know, no big whoop. NECROPOLIS is a multiplayer, third-person, action roguelike set in a living, magical dungeon that endlessly reconstructs itself, offering only one way out: down. Craft, explore, equip, and hone your skills as you travel deeper and face greater threats.
Necropolis is just great. The vocals are deep without going overboard, the guitars heavy but not to the extent that it just becomes a load of noise. While the drums are fast they show a nice bit of rhythm, as the bass presumably does as well to keep the time so well. All of this is just a recipe for success.

I found this band in a random playlist on Spotify that I'd followed that updated every couple of weeks. The name of the band was what caught my attention, probably due to my being a nerd (you know, like Darth Vader from Star Wars). Anyway, the song was named 'When the Sun Drowns in Dark', and I decided for whatever reason to stick it on. The song wasn't fast, but it didn't go overboard in terms of slowness. The sound just gave the impression of something building up to a peak, and it certainly delivered on that. The riffs get heavier soon enough, and it really is just a great headbanging kind of track. Nothing too complex, but it sounds great nonetheless. The solo at the two minute mark incorporates some of the melodic elements that I like in my music, and to be honest the song just was the complete package. For whatever reason there were three full minutes of silence after the four minute long song, but that's not really what this is about.

For a while I just stuck with that one track because I had a feeling that the rest of the album wasn't going to live up to the expectations I'd been given by that one song, but I did eventually give it a go. And Jesus Christ, it's got everything. Heavy pounding tracks like the appropriately-named 'Black Metal' (although it still feels more like death than black metal) and 'Dark Heart'. Melodic hooks and licks that are just as epic as I'd hoped they'd be seem to find a place in almost every song. My god, this is just everything you need. The stuff just keeps coming at you, it's like it never ends. Truly, I wish it didn't.

One of the things I like about this band is that not one of their songs lasts for a period of time that isn't necessary ('When the Sun Drowns in Dark' could be counted as being over the limit I guess, but it's really overclocked and only lasts for four minutes rather than seven). Every one of their songs is three or four minutes long at maximum, although there are an abundance of short tracks that last two and a half minutes or less.

Still though, the album is great. There is a wide variety of metal (all of it of the heavier kind), and it really is quite refreshing to listen to. They manage to capture death metal mixed with thrash perfectly, and this is how death metal should be played by every band. Really great job guys, and I look forward to hearing what else you have to offer.