Vodun

Vodun apparently generated a bit of buzz in their native England with their 2016 Possession album, mixing heavy guitars with African rhythms and themes in a manner rarely heard in musical circles, metal or not. Ascend came out two years later, and it's an odd release to be sure, though that's hardly a bad thing. It's difficult to pigeonhole into standard metal genres, but the closest description might be somewhat progressive alterna-metal, featuring some pretty hyperactive and cowbell-heavy drumming, fine metal riffing, and an extraordinary performance by vocalist Chantal Brown, one of the more un-metallic singers to grace these pages in some time. She comes from a soul background, and at such her singing is a stark contrast to conventional vocalists. Ascend is quirky, different, and quite original.

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