
At the Sentre of attention
-- Sentre --
24/04/2020
Stijn Daneels

Album genres:
■ | Hardcore |
■ | Melodic death metal |
Album artists:
■ | Nick Lamote | Vocals |
■ | Dries Van Belle | Guitar |
■ | Kristof Taveirne | Bass |
■ | Jonas Delbecke | Drums |
Review written by
Glenn “Terra Shredder” Van Bockstaele.
Sentre is a Belgian
metal band formed in 2018 and they’ve just released their eponymous debut EP,
sent to us by our Dutch friends at Hard Life Promotion. The EP features the 3
singles that Sentre had already released before plus one brand new track. The
band kicks off with the song “Herd” and you can already hear the hardcore influences
with the grinding guitars, blast beats and shouted vocals but their sound has
much more to it than just regular metalcore since there’s a high level of
maturity in the music. This song in particular breathes a melodic, almost
cinematic atmosphere further amplified by the piano tunes featured in the song’s
later part, a multilayered beauty.
“Enraged Despair” is the
new song unveiled with this EP’s release. This track’s more aggressive than the
others and has a higher amount of hardcore vibes and vocalist Nick switches
from his clean vocals to low grunts on a more frequent basis. However, this
song also showcases the band’s more melodic side as the song progresses, this
track reminds me of Spoil Engine with the raging vocals and the mixture of
harsh beats and clean melodies. Then we
have “The Stray,” a true moshpit tune with killer riffs, crunching rhythms and
both snarly and high clean vocals (often going back and forth between lines,
creating an epic duet). The EP ends with the lengthy “Odium.” An epic song that
starts off with piano with the sharp riffs playing alongside it until Sentre’s usual
hardcore/melodic death metal mixture returns for a furious barrage of galloping
beats until the piano returns to cool everything down.
With a meticulous
blend of hardcore, melodic death metal, piano and both harsh & clean vocals,
Sentre has made a short but impressive debut. It feels fresh yet familiar and
made with genuine passion for heavy music. I can’t wait for their first full
length! But in the meantime, let’s listen to “Odium” again!
85/100