Finnish Thyrane have departed almost entirely from their past sound, creating instead an industrial black metal album with futuristic undertones. This will annoy the purists, but in my opinion it was not an unwise decision at all. Crunchy, thrashy riffs chug along with keyboards played in the same style as cheesy Bal Sagoth, making “Hypnotic” an interesting release indeed. If anything points should be awarded for daring originality.
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