After their collaboration in 2020 in the song That Rocking Thing, Christopher Labi Rance and Miriam de Silva decided to join forces and form Sylvatic Black. Drawing influences from the night creatures and mythological figures, Sylvatic Black dropped their debut single Deadly Kiss on the 3rd of July 2023 as a video on Youtube alongside audio streaming platforms, and it’s a massive melodic beast. Let me tell you more about it.
Deadly Kiss is a dramatic heavy tune that reminded me of heavy metal’s heavyweights like Alice Cooper. It has an incredibly entertaining dynamic structure, with a powerful arrangement that maintained its big catchy sound from beginning to end. Sylvatic Black created an atmospheric soundscape with a heavy sound, pounding groove, and powerful theatricals, all within a rocking mood that keeps the listeners hooked and entertained. The song’s flow is pretty interesting, it has smooth seamless twists and turns with unpredictable arrangements and amazing layering that kept me paying attention, all topped by an amazing vocal delivery with perfect harmonies and contrast.
Deadly Kiss shows Sylvatic Black‘s well-knowledge of their sound and direction. They clearly have a high sense of melody as Deadly Kiss is basically a bunch of streaming fluid melodies that were well-arranged, produced, and layered, resulting in a big-sounding super cool experience. Looking forward to more from Sylvatic Black, keep on rocking. Cheers!
