![]() ![]() And on “Rise,” Beck and Teague create a tension ripe for a climactic break, which does quite nicely, Beck’s keyboards swooping with space-age analog drops that lend some extra color to their palette of gloom. A track like “Kites and Vultures” doesn’t just get by on the shadows that loom across its walls or the beasts that howl beneath its floorboards - it’s a beast of its own, pulsing with a furious rhythm and a much-welcome immediacy. Though the group nailed the atmosphere down pretty tightly the first time around, here it benefits from even stronger songwriting. ![]() Razed to the Ground is a further refinement of the band’s synth-based doom-punk, and even more than their debut, it finds Pinkish Black striking an impressive balance between seductively chilly melodies and bone-chilling atmosphere. Daron Beck and Jon Teague develop their dense, haunting atmosphere via synthesizer and drums, updating the textures of ‘80s goth-rock and post-punk with an even greater penchant for doom. Convincing enough, I suppose, but as Pinkish Black’s music is concerned, there are no brutal guitar riffs to be found - there aren’t even any guitars. They play shows with other metal bands, show up most prominently in metal mags, and released their second album, Razed to the Ground, on long-running metal label Century Media. The music they create is certainly dark and heavy, which caught the attention of metal press in 2012 after the release of their self-titled debut. Based on the external ephemera surrounding Texas duo Pinkish Black, one can easily get the impression that they’re a metal band. ![]()
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