When viewing the metal umbrella in a broad sense, a striking trait that arises is the amount of internal cross-pollination; between death-doom, sludge metal, argent metal, any of the many hybridizations of djent or black metal with their stylistic neighbors among countless others, these fusions are as significant to metal's ecosystem as merging with other genres or more normally "forward-looking" progression.
"Liaried," the most recent single by Mancunian metal band OmniHass, is a perfect example of the above phenomenon. Opening with a frantic, palm-muted guitar riff and rough half-growled half-melodic vocals, it initially gives the impression of a straight-ahead thrash metal song until the vocals morph into full mid-range screams. From there the song bounces between its thrashy opening figures, several blackened bridges, splashes of death metal, periodic metalcore-tinted breakdowns, and a soaring guitar solo reminiscent of the classics that is, for the most part, surprisingly respectful and melodically-minded, even (maybe especially) during the shredding-centered passages. It's broad enough to stay fresh even when largely dealing in familiar territory, while focused enough to not lose its identity.
As for the performance, everything ranges from solid to very good; the guitars, drums, and bass all carry a good level of cohesion and intensity across the song's various stylistic excursions, and the vocals display impressive textural control with the level of force behind the performance. My only complaints are that there are a few spots where the vocals start drifting slightly out of time with the rest of the band, and there are moments where the guitar solo gets a bit blurry (mostly contained within the first half of it), possibly due either to a bit too much multitracking or a tone that loses some definition at high registers. Neither complaint is really enough to reduce my enjoyment of the song but I feel they do bear acknowledging, especially with how well-executed everything else is.
As a whole, a promising showing from a new (as far as I can tell) band that gives high hopes for their impending album. I do wish the Bandcamp page for each song included the lyrics as the band's bio suggests that the lyrics are an important part of their overall identity, but that complaint is not about the actual music itself.