Review from Metal Trenches

March 9, 2017
From: Metal Trenches
Published: March 6, 2017 

What I Like: I almost passed this one over originally, as I was not a fan of the band's opening single "Everything's Fine."  This was a lesson in not being too hasty, because this track does little to indicate what to expect from Ingrats as a whole.  While this opener provides a relatively traditional approach to noisy, atmospheric black metal; the majority of these tracks tread much more heavily into the industrial and drone genres.  The tracks I've listed below will delve into crunchy electronic beats, piano, wind and stringed instruments, EDM and soundtrack experimentation...you name it.  The end result is truly an avant-garde smorgasbord.  You'll never know exactly what to expect around the next corner.  Will it be some crooning 80's synth-pop with gothic overtones?  A classy, jazzy social club instrumental?  Industrialized black metal?  You'll just have to wait and see.

What I Don't Like: I've already mentioned my distate for the single.  I think it misrepresents the album and, more importantly, is a subpar track in comparison to all of the excellence Ingrats has to offer.  I also think that for all of its experimentation, there is work to be done in terms of Netra learning how to better manage all of these disparate influences to create a product that still feels cohesive and has more of a natural flow.

The Verdict: Not quite a tour de force, but impressive nonetheless from a creative and compositional standpoint.  I will be curious to hear what this crew cooks up next.  Enjoy the full stream below and watch for full release on Friday.

Flight's Fav's: The Truly Benevolent Man, Paris Or Me, Jusqu'au-boutiste
 

Review from Dead Rheteric

March 1, 2017
From: Dead Rheteric 
Published: February 28, 2017

Add to the classification scheme that of “urban black metal.” The French one man black metal project netra has been engaging in this category for two previous full-length albums, and Ingrats marks the third collaboration with the eccentric label Hypnotic Dirge (seemingly a perfect fit for this act). While in describing netra’s sound, the kitchen sink analogy works but what’s stranger is how well it all sits together in the f...

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Review from Occult Black Metal Zine

February 13, 2017
From: Occult Black Metal Zine
Published: February 10, 2017

Netra  are  a  band  originally from  France  but  now  re-located  to  Norway  and  plays  a  mixture  of  depressive  black  metal,  trip  hop  and  ambient  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "Ingrats"  which  will  be  released  in  March  by  Hypnotic  Dirge  Records.

 Trip  hop  sounds  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  keyboards  that  add  in  a  touch  of  jazz  and  after  the  intro  the  m...

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