The angular breakdowns and resolves from direct guitar lines into splayed percussion that KYCTO uses throughout “War” reflects well the horrific subject of the song. The drama, chaos and violence punctuated by periods of deceptive silence finds itself embodied elegantly in the song which introduces some melodic then blaring saxophone that joins the rest of the instrumentation to create an entrancing cacophony with a paradoxically non-linear precision. The song is at the intersection of progressive black metal and noise rock. Like this band listened to a lot of Last Exit and later period Daughters and in moments its reminiscent of the less hyperkinetic and industrial moments of Killl. Listgen to “War” on Spotify and follow KYCTO on Instagram. The project’s album A concert for guitar, voice and drums released May 3, 2024.
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