Subject:	7: Véhémence - Ordalies
From:		.jh
Date:		2022-12-19T15:58:00Z
Tags:		music blog best\ of best\ of\ 2022 Véhémence 2022

![Ordalies](/gfx/1009295.jpg)

Véhémence is a medieval inspired blackmetal band, which a quick glance
at the cover quickly confirms. I slept on their 2019 album _Par le
sang versé_ which in hindsight was excellent, so I'm happy to not make
the same mistake here again. Véhémence straddles this fine line where
they incorporate just enough let's call it epic pieces without it
spilling over and becoming cheesy. There are times where I wish they'd
pulled back a bit on some of the soaring cleanish vocals, but then
they burst out and you tend to forgive and forget for a bit. It's a
minor quibble because the song writing and execution is so good you
cannot help but like it.

[Véhémence on Encyclopaedia Metallum](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Véhémence/3540399658)

<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3360924766/size=small/bgcol=333333/linkcol=ffffff/transparent=true/"><a href="https://vehemencembm.bandcamp.com/album/ordalies">Ordalies by Véhémence</a></iframe>

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