Hibernation of Death - Treacher
Welcome to the first Renegade Reviews: Quick Bite - A bite-sized quick review of new and upcoming music! This week, we’re taking a look at the debut album from the Dutch Metal band TREACHER! Hibernation of Death is filled with blistering riffs, soaring solos, tinny snare hits, pummeling drums, and tempo changes that keep you second-guessing where the song is headed next. The band’s sound taps into the Thrash and Black Metal bands of yore, especially vocally. While the vocal style isn’t my favorite, it did begin to grow on me with subsequent listens of the album! I typically don’t gravitate to Thrash or Black Metal these days, as they’re not my preferred subgenre, but Treacher does a great job adding themselves to the list of greats that paved the way for them, making them more of a peer in the scene. Hibernation of Death’s instrumentation is also sharp, energetic, and sometimes slides into a Groove Metal sound, which I thoroughly enjoyed!
The best way I can sum up TREACHER’s debut album is that this is the type of Thrash Metal your dad probably listened to in the 80s and 90s, harkening back to a sound and style that I haven’t heard or listened to since my dad was alive. There’s an almost nostalgic quality to the album, but the production value is higher/crisper than what you would have heard several decades ago, making it sound a little modern at least. If you’re looking to listen to some Thrash/Black Metal, but are sick of listening to Anthrax, Slayer, Obituary, etc, you’ll want to check out Hibernation of Death from TREACHER.