Solace of Requiem

Solace of Requiem
Solace of Requiem from left to right, Dave Tedesco, Jeff Sumrell, Richard Gulczynski
Background information
Origin	Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Genres	Technical Death Metal, Blackened Death Metal, Extreme Metal
Years active	2001–present
Labels	ViciSolum Productions
Associated acts	Wormed, Vomitory, Prostitute Disfigurement, Ulcerate, Malevolent Creation, Resurrection
Website	www.solreq.com
Members	Jeff Sumrell Dave Tedesco Richard Gulczynski

Solace of Requiem is an extreme metal band originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia. The group formed in 2001 with traditional death metal roots but began combining elements of technical death metal and black metal by the time of their 2010 release. Their 2014 album, Casting Ruin, is often referred to as part of the subgenre known as technical blackened death metal.

Considered a mix of technical death metal, black metal, and brutal death metal with most caveats the genre normally has to offer, including extreme vocals, the normal barrage of blast beats and abundant double bass drumming, as well as guitar-work with sweep picking and arpeggios. However, the band has also integrated the study of binaural audio into the structures of their songs, which gives them an augmented sound and odd compositional structure. This is not to say that they have changed the frequencies of their music, rather that they have applied this knowledge to compose highly poly-rhythmic structures within their songs. Both guitars are being hard panned to their own speaker respectively, so listening to only one speaker gives the impression of a different song as opposed to listening to the piece as a whole. The band also structures their music similarly to the way classical music was written, lending a neoclassical feel to their sound. They blend together technical instrumentation with a mix of things including classical passages, doom riffs, midi instruments, and an overall dark ambiance.