{"id":3100,"date":"2025-07-18T10:14:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T03:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethoscollective.live\/?p=3100"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T03:15:09","slug":"gargoyles-in-the-night-wasteland-gargoyles-in-the-night-wasteland-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethoscollective.live\/vi\/album-review\/gargoyles-in-the-night-wasteland-gargoyles-in-the-night-wasteland-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Gargoyles in the Night Wasteland – Gargoyles in the Night Wasteland [2025]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o b\u1ea1n c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe m\u1ed9t album \u0111\u1ea7u tay tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n v\u00e0 ch\u00edn mu\u1ed3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Gargoyles in the Night Wasteland<\/a>, b\u1ed9 \u0111\u00f4i metal \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i, \u0111\u00e3 cho ra m\u1eaft m\u1ed9t album \u0111\u1ea7u tay c\u00f9ng t\u00ean mang c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t tuy\u00ean ng\u00f4n c\u00f3 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u00edch h\u01a1n l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p ca kh\u00fac.\n\n\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft, s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n theo tinh th\u1ea7n DIY ch\u00e2n ch\u00ednh b\u1edfi guitarist ki\u00eam producer Danny, album n\u00e0y v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh nh\u1edd v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 logic n\u1ed9i t\u1ea1i ch\u1eb7t ch\u1ebd. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chi ti\u1ebft n\u00e0o th\u1eeba th\u00e3i, v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ec1u g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed t\u1ed5ng th\u1ec3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 album ch\u1ecbu \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u g\u00f3c c\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a nh\u1ea1c heavy, nh\u1eefng \u0111o\u1ea1n riff hardcore, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb c\u1ee7a death metal, \u00e2m h\u01b0\u1edfng synth industrial, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi th\u00ec th\u1ea7m k\u1ef3 qu\u00e1i c\u1ee7a black metal, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 t\u1ea1o c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c r\u1eddi r\u1ea1c. Ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, n\u00f3 tr\u00f4i ch\u1ea3y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng giai \u0111i\u1ec7u th\u00f4ng minh \u0111\u01b0a ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c mosh s\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng giai \u0111i\u1ec7u ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i, b\u00f9ng ch\u00e1y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 m\u1ea5t t\u1eadp trung. K\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m kh\u00f3 \u0111o\u00e1n nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 r\u1eddi r\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t hoang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ca kh\u00fac m\u1edf m\u00e0n, \u201cEnter Gargoyle\u201d<\/strong>, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5t th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1c h\u1ecda b\u1ea3n thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a ban nh\u1ea1c. Ph\u1ea7n build-up ho\u00e0nh tr\u00e1ng nhanh ch\u00f3ng nh\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ed7 cho nh\u1eefng \u0111o\u1ea1n riff d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp ki\u1ec3u thrash, tr\u1ed1ng blastbeat d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, \u0111i\u1ec3m xuy\u1ebft s\u1eafc th\u00e1i blackened, c\u00f9ng ph\u1ea7n guitar \u0111\u1ea7y gi\u1eadn d\u1eef c\u1ee7a Danny<\/strong> h\u00f2a v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u vocal hung h\u00e3n nh\u1ea5t trong to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 album. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t s\u00fang m\u1edf m\u00e0n, n\u00f3 t\u00e1o b\u1ea1o v\u00e0 tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng nh\u1eefng g\u00ec s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn ti\u1ebfp theo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ed9 \u0111\u00f4i chuy\u1ec3n h\u01b0\u1edbng sang ch\u1ea5t metal hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i h\u01a1n v\u1edbi \u201cAfterlife Sophistication\u201d. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ca kh\u00fac \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trau chu\u1ed1t h\u01a1n, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng groove \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a metal truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng, c\u00e1c \u0111o\u1ea1n fast-picking d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee7 ph\u00e1p h\u1eadu k\u1ef3 tinh t\u1ebf nh\u01b0 hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng pan nh\u1eb9, c\u00f9ng l\u1edbp texture nhi\u1ec5u b\u0103ng c\u0169 \u1ea9n ph\u00eda sau c\u00e1c \u0111o\u1ea1n breakdown. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc d\u1ec5 ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn h\u01a1n trong album, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 s\u1eafc b\u00e9n v\u00e0 uy l\u1ef1c v\u1ed1n c\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLife Fluids Consuming Seeker\u201d<\/strong> gi\u1ea3m nh\u1ecbp v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5 v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng guitar nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t v\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng g\u00e0o guttural d\u1eef d\u1ed9i. Ca kh\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1edf h\u1eefu \u0111o\u1ea1n solo \u0111\u00e1ng nh\u1edb nh\u1ea5t trong to\u00e0n album \u2014 v\u1eeba gi\u00e0u giai \u0111i\u1ec7u v\u1eeba gai g\u00f3c, n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1eefa s\u1ef1 hoa m\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a th\u1eadp ni\u00ean \u201980 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m x\u00fac \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea1i. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t minh ch\u1ee9ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng cho kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a Danny<\/strong> trong vi\u1ec7c vi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u lead s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 gi\u00e0u t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n, m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n khoe k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt shred ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 g\u00e2y \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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D\u1eef D\u1ed9i, U\u1ed1n L\u01b0\u1ee3n v\u00e0 Kh\u00f4ng Khoan Nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u0110i\u1ec3m nh\u1ea5n r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a album n\u1eb1m \u1edf \u201cVicious Relationship\u201d<\/strong>, m\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 mong manh v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng guitar s\u1ea1ch, ng\u00e2n vang g\u1ee3i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn \u201cLonely Day\u201d c\u1ee7a SOAD, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5 th\u00e0nh h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n thu\u1ea7n t\u00fay. Nh\u1eefng \u0111o\u1ea1n riff ch\u1ed3ng l\u00ean nhau, v\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n mid-section k\u1ecbch t\u00ednh nh\u01b0 l\u1eddi tri \u00e2n t\u1edbi s\u1ef1 cu\u1ed3ng n\u1ed9 blastbeat v\u00e0 picking c\u1ee7a black metal.\n\nV\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t vocal, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc k\u1ecbch t\u00ednh nh\u1ea5t album; nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t v\u00e0 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y nh\u01b0 \u0111ang k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1. B\u00e0i h\u00e1t kh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t breakdown kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 v\u00e0 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n solo \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean trao cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng l\u1edbp pad \u0111i\u1ec7n \u1ea3nh v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t \u00e2m nh\u01b0 d\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u c\u1ea3m x\u00fac v\u00e0 l\u00e0 t\u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec3m ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o c\u1ee7a album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 hung h\u00e3n, \u201cPre Gargoyle Soulkiller\u201d<\/strong> s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ca kh\u00fac \u201cchu\u1ea9n mosh\u201d nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a album \u2014 g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng, kh\u00f4ng khoan nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng, v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd khu\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea3o s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n khi di\u1ec5n live. C\u00e1i t\u00ean g\u1ee3i \u00fd r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a d\u1ef1 \u00e1n, v\u00e0 qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c, n\u00f3 mang c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00ecnh n\u00ean \u00e2m thanh c\u1ee7a ban nh\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc l\u1eb7ng im, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ea5u \u1ea5n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

V\u1edbi \u201cSilence so Loud\u201d<\/strong>, ban nh\u1ea1c b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd r\u1ebd sang m\u1ed9t h\u01b0\u1edbng gi\u00e0u n\u1ed9i t\u00e2m h\u01a1n. L\u00e0 b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c kh\u00f4ng l\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t trong album, \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ca kh\u00fac y\u00ean \u1ea3 v\u00e0 gi\u00e0u c\u1ea3m x\u00fac nh\u1ea5t, ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n reverb, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ec7t b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng l\u1edbp guitar \u0111\u1ea7y t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng, bao quanh b\u1edfi \u00e2m thanh m\u01b0a r\u01a1i. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng l\u1eb7ng b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd nh\u01b0ng v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee3t t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i \u201cThe Seventh Seal\u201d<\/strong> xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, kh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i album. L\u1ea5y c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng t\u1eeb t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m kinh \u0111i\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a Ingmar Bergman, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n k\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea7y tham v\u1ecdng, di chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb s\u1ef1 t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng r\u1eddn r\u1ee3n sang c\u01a1n h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n to\u00e0n di\u1ec7n, k\u00e8m theo nh\u1eefng thay \u0111\u1ed5i tempo tinh t\u1ebf \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f3 nh\u1eadn ra, khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe lu\u00f4n \u1edf tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i b\u1ea5t an. Ph\u1ea7n guitar \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt, vang v\u1ecdng \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a Swedish death metal (c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u201cc\u00fa ch\u01a1i ch\u1eef\u201d c\u1ed1 \u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0y t\u1ecf t\u00ecnh y\u00eau v\u1edbi ng\u00e0i Ingmar Bergman), nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5t c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c th\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kh\u1edfi \u0110\u1ea7u M\u1ea1nh M\u1ebd, S\u1eb5n S\u00e0ng Ti\u1ebfn Xa H\u01a1n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t album \u0111\u1ea7u tay, \u201cGargoyles in the Night Wasteland<\/em>\u201d cho th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 tin \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c. Vi\u1ec7c album \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thu \u00e2m v\u00e0 s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t ngay t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 c\u00e0ng l\u00e0m t\u0103ng s\u1ee9c h\u00fat; v\u1eabn c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec3m ch\u01b0a ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ki\u1ec3u \u201cl\u1ed7i\u201d khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 mang h\u01a1i th\u1edf con ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u01a1n. C\u00e1ch ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn DIY \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi ti\u1ebft b\u00ean l\u1ec1; n\u00f3 l\u00e0 trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n s\u1eafc album, mang l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u1ea5t th\u00f4 m\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea7y ch\u00e2n th\u1ef1c m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n hi\u1ebfm khi nghe th\u1ea5y \u1edf nh\u1eefng s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m qu\u00e1 trau chu\u1ed1t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u1ef1 \u0111a d\u1ea1ng v\u1ec1 phong c\u00e1ch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00f3i g\u1ecdn trong album th\u1eadt \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng t\u1ea1o c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c qu\u00e1 t\u1ea3i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng linh ho\u1ea1t gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c \u0111o\u1ea1n nhanh, d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i, u \u00e1m gi\u00fap tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m nghe tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i lu\u00f4n cu\u1ed1n h\u00fat. \u0110\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t album s\u1ebd g\u00e2y ti\u1ebfng vang v\u01b0\u1ee3t xa c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng underground, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m v\u1eady. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m \u0111\u1ea7u tay ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ebf t\u00e1c ch\u1ec9n chu, x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng nh\u1eadn s\u1ef1 t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng nh\u1edd v\u00e0o t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn, c\u00e1ch th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 tinh th\u1ea7n m\u00e0 n\u00f3 mang l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Album \u0111\u1ea7u tay c\u1ee7a Gargoyles in the Night Wasteland l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n ch\u00e0o s\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 gi\u00e0u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u m\u1ed9t d\u1ef1 \u00e1n m\u00e0 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng c\u00f2n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ec3. G\u1eafn k\u1ebft, t\u00e1o b\u1ea1o v\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i trung th\u00e0nh v\u1edbi tinh th\u1ea7n DIY, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd, v\u1eeba m\u1edf ra nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1m n\u0103ng ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n, v\u1eeba mang \u0111\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c ngay l\u00fac n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0110\u00e1nh gi\u00e1: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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