On this EP, the Canadian group of Loviatar offers up a blend of death metal and alt metal (with a splash of doom), dipping between melodic and brutal inflections in ways that are more ambitious than effective. “Elephant Graveyard” takes place as the most notable of the tracks, thanks to cutting out the vocals and putting all of their effort into composing a compelling melody with interesting turns to its performance, and “Frost Druid” earns second place with a snazzy lead guitar part that the vocals try to match, instead of outdoing. Some interesting moments, but in the end, it feels like it falls just short of being worth the time it takes to listen to the EP.
Scrambled Brains 