Kicking into gear right from the word go, AVELION’s ‘Bound to Blackness’ sees the Italian metal outfit showcase their sinister expressiveness under an innovative arrangement. Far from your average metal tune, the track incorporates elements of progressive rock and also electronic music to create an energy that feels overwhelming and all encompassing. There’s seven guitars, a whole lot of synths, and a good deal of programming all going into to create this precise effect that feels indescribable with words alone. An opulence and grandeur is granted to the piece, an almost larger than life effect that propels you forward through its sheer power that you take in as fuel to your inner fire.
Written as a piece that inspires the listener to never give up on pursuing one’s own path of inner growth, all of which includes awareness, acceptance and finally overcoming even one’s darkest sides. It’s raw, powerful, and immense in scale and vision.