Riffage: Foscor - "Searching a Seal of Pain"

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Normally I don’t do pre-release hype, but I want the world to know about Foscor’s Groans to the Guilty. I’ve gushed about Foscor here and here, and judging from the promo trailer above, I will likely love the new record as well. The song in the trailer is called “Searching a Seal of Pain.” It starts with a lovely riff in 6/4, tabbed out below. I’m not sure what to call it, except “gorgeous.” (Gootar calls it “E add9 aug5 w5 no3.”) It has sort of an Oriental sound. Slide the shape up and down three frets for the rest of the intro. According to the label, Temple of Darkness, the record comes out worldwide on June 28. (Two tracks from it are up on the band’s MySpace.) I don’t know what the distribution situation will be, so if you know anyone with a distro, tell them to contact Temple of Darkness to stock this dark material!

– Cosmo Lee