The latter reaches of 2022 saw Godz ov War Productions unleash the debut album of West Pomeranian Black Thrashing trio Garota. Entitled ‘Czarne wizje’, the album has been released on CD and features eight tracks written entirely in Polish. Like many purveyors of Polish Black Metal, Garota live and thrive on chaos, and their opening salvo of whirlwind riffs, barked harsh vocal attacks and ice-cold guitar leads are a constant throughout the album.

Garota performs at maximum velocity and aggression, and a lot of that energy comes from a remarkably strong backline of purring bass play from the hilariously named Sid Feticious, and the frenetic unquenchable drumming assault of sticksman Witchfucker. This duo are responsible for the bands unrelenting plunge into savage and violent realms, whilst third member Asbiel on guitar and vocal duties maintains a vitriolic tirade of spiteful sounding vocal tones and razor sharp guitar rhythms.

Whilst Garota do stick closely to what I would describe as a core Polish Black Metal sound, there can be no denying that they do so impressively and with a great deal of craft and creativity. It is during slower moments such as the opening phase of ‘Czarne wizje pełne krwi’ that hammer home the bands intensity, and the subsequent explosion of gnashing and thrashing riffs and the onslaught of drumming is made all the more unhinged for it.

In truth I’d call Garota more of a brutal Black Metal band than Black/Thrash, as they keep the Thrash influence to a minimum. There can be no denying the utter Blitzkrieg that the band produces though!

(7/10 Marksson)

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