Lazerhawk Discography

[Jannet Nevels]

Afterhearing about GosT a year ago and giving his discography a listen, I was impressed to hear such a heavy and dark take on synthwave. Before GosT, the heaviest artists included Perturbator and Lazerhawk, but GosT introduced elements of industrial, black metal, and screamo to the electronic scene. His latest work, Valediction, is a divergence from these themes, incorporating a more ballad-centric sound. While this album should appeal to a much broader audience, the fans of his previous work are left sorely disappointed.

With five studio efforts produced by this point, Valediction comes across as lazy and uninteresting as a whole. In the last two albums, Possessor and this one, GosT has started to stray away from the sound that made him interesting and appealing in the first place. The only good thing I can say about this album is that there are some highlights of the album (Relentless Passing, Severance, and Bloody Roses) that shine through what this album tries to offer, but I can only hope Gost returns to his terrifying roots with his next project.

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