EP Review: Salem Trials – Nocturnal Creation (Seek and Strike)

Canadian extreme metal powerhouse Salem Trials will release their new EP, Nocturnal Creation, on the 21st of July via Seek and Strike.

Salem Trials comment:

When we started laying out our new EP, our goal was to push ourselves to progress our sound and go beyond our usual songwriting habits. We had a vision of creating an EP that was heavier, faster and featured nastier riffs, all while ensuring that every second of material was well-crafted and purposeful. As musicians, we had all acquired a taste for death metal and wanted to explore the extreme side of the genre to see what we were capable of. It was important to us that we created a release that we could all stand behind and be proud of.

We are thrilled to have signed with Seek and Strike and are excited about the opportunities this partnership will bring. It happened very organically and after getting to know the guys, we all saw the benefits in working together. We believe that this union will take us much further than we could have done on our own. It’s been a surreal experience getting to work with professionals to get our music and our brand out to untapped audiences, and we are super stoked and thankful to be a part of the Seek and Strike family.

As massive heavy music nerds ourselves, we made sure to incorporate all of our personal favourite conventions into the EP, resulting in a really dynamic and diverse release. From blistering fast tracks to crushing breakdowns, buttery guitar solos and even some slam riffs, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Thanks for checking it out.

Talk about leaving you hungry for more. Salem Trials’ new EP is only four tracks long, and each proves to be a momentous example of where this band is at right now. Full of vigour, full of fury, and full of determination to leave a mark.

The fact that a track as brutal as Immolation can also sound so bloody epic is all the proof anyone needs that this EP slays. However, it is just one glorious example of the rampant ruthlessness that Salem Trials have to offer here.

Elsewhere, there is the manic and nasty noise of Never Ending, where speed is all anyone can feel on a first listen. Whereas over multiple listens, the clever nuances of the track become more obvious. Then there is Cenotaph, a track with gurning stompy groove. One of the head-banging highlights of the entire release. Before the title track ends things in satisfying style with Salem Trials really letting the riffs fly.

More. We need more!

Salem Trials – Nocturnal Creation Track Listing:

1. Immolation
2. Never Ending
3. Cenotaph
4. Nocturnal Creation

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