Six Migrations Review: Old School Death Metal Personified

From the second you click play on the new Six Migrations EP, it’s like a time machine.

It’s like the best of ‘90s metal, grunge and alternative all rolled into one. Add in a heavy dose of Death and Progressive metal and you have a pretty killer concoction. The fact that the whole production is performed by David Vitello is a factor that makes this EP even cooler.

Powered by great vocals, killer drums and guitar that serve as the heartbeat of each track, this is an awesome EP. There’s simply not a bad track on here.

“Ghosts” has some Alice in Chain vibes and it may be the best sung track on the album. It’s got an excellent variety to it and can definitely get some major radio time if the right DJ finds it. “Animals” is a bit different in the fact that the death metal influences are more pronounced, as Vitello’s drum and guitar work are sped up and he’s got some stellar growls in there that intensify the sound. Just from these two tracks alone, you get a sense of his influences and diversity, but we’re still just getting started.

“Humans” is an exhausting track, not because it’s bad, but when you think about all the work Vitello put into it. This song must be hard as heck to perform live. His whispers, his screams, the haunting guitar, the consistent drum work- it’s an adventure for the ears and may be the best complete track on the album.

The three remaining tracks, “Demi Gods,” “Hell Denizens” and “Gods” all add something to the formula as well. The conversation in “Demi-Gods” is pretty innovative, while, “Gods” serves as an excellent way to end.

With so much to bite into on the EP, from the amazing drum work, to guitar work that makes each song feel special and tell a story. There aren’t many bands out there today aiming to build worlds like this and as a result, Six Migrations is an effort completely by itself in terms of ingenuity, creativity and effort.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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