{"id":312,"date":"2026-03-07T11:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"\/theoutcast\/theoutcast\/reviews\/the-forsaken-traces-of-the-past\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:04:35","slug":"the-forsaken-traces-of-the-past","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/adkoi.com\/theoutcast\/reviews\/the-forsaken-traces-of-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"The Forsaken &#8211; &#8220;Traces of the Past&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Everyone says this is Gothenburg-style &#8220;melodic death metal&#8221;. However, there&#8217;s no In Flames stuff here, man. The guitar is down tuned, but sticks more too Vomitory territory, high-pitched screaming a la In Flames, no, its total gruff, growling like Insision or Vomitory. Funky rock n&#8217; roll drumbeats like In Flames? No, it&#8217;s often blazing blast-beat; it&#8217;s also speed metal drumming a la Slayer. Are there Maiden-like solos? 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