Gateways

Gateways

Gateways is a Alternative Metal band from South Germany. They bring their own unique blend of metal with doom metal, groove metal, thrash and heavy metal all featuring. The lyrics in particular take you on a mystical journey of the mythological side of things.

They have a new album set to release later this year named “Ouroboros” but they’ve released a few of the tracks set to feature. We’ve covered a few tracks set to come out with that release and some that have been released prior.

First up is “Castle of Shadows” and wow. The main riff through this song is excellent, the technical proficiency on show clearly showcasing their ability to fuse genres together especially with the vocals in parts being very doomeqsue. Then we get to the chorus and the vocals further exceed expectations with a switch up through shouting to some excellent cleans.

 

The Wheel of Time

It would be wrong to not cover “Ouroboros” given it’s the title track of the upcoming release. Following on from Castle of Shadows, we have another excellent guitar work on show with a very melodic riff pulsing through the song complimented by the drumming which really sets the track apart.

We listened to quite a few tracks that Gateways Music have put out and my personal favourite we listened to was “Yggdrasil”. Now this is probably a niche reference but am going to say it anyway, The vocals on this track really remind me of “Panic Cell” (An English metal band from the 2000’s) Anyway, the track showcases further the range of the vocalist (Tim Strachowitz) it’s incredibly impressive followed up with some brilliant melodic riffing throughout the song.

In Conclusion

Gateways Music have put out some incredible music already, we are excited to hear the finished album later this year but in the mean time we’ll be getting our teeth stuck into the rest of their discography. Make sure to check them out yourselves and follow their social pages below!

Our Rating: 4.5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

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