Also joining the list of comebacks from yesterday is BLACK6IX, who has returned with Swamp of Despair. It is the title track featured on the group’s first mini-album, which also shares the same name. I have only had one opportunity to review this group (Like A Flower) and missed out on their debut (Please) and more recent release (Alone). So hence, I have decided to review them again to hopefully introduce a new group to myself and you all!

Swamp of Despair starts off with an epic violin piece, which gives a little hint of what to expect from the song. We then are taken into an eerie opener to the verse, which I thought was really cool. It only lasts for a few seconds as the result of the verse starts to pick up, resulting in a very upbeat yet typical chorus. I felt like the chorus was nice and had a certain level of nostalgia, which I notice other listeners are commenting about. However, I wanted more of that eerie factor that the verse opened up with, as I also noticed that disappeared. Vocals were good, with some members having perfectly husky voices fitting for this song. I thought the raps were amazing. And as much as electric guitars are typical for rap sequences, I thought the addition of them here made the song even better. Overall, it is a good song. Not sure how it will exactly stand out in the sea of incoming comebacks but it has my attention.

I felt like there were some creepy vibes coming from this song that they could have fully committed today and made it a full horror concept. That would have been very suitable for the 31st of October (i.e. today – Happy Halloween). Each member is trying to escape from something unknown that has trapped them, which I felt was a fitting for the lyrics of the song. On top that, the members danced in a small amount of water which was either made edited post-production to look red (and hence like other red liquids). Also, the scene where the members are walking through and struggling in the masked crowd really gave that potential for a horror concept. Overall, it was still a good video to watch.

I am a little unsure about the short cropped jackets that they wore through some of the choreography scenes. While it seems to be the continuation of the short shorts and crop tops on male groups, it did look a little ridiculous on all of them. But that is just my view on them. As for the choreography, it looks tough and intense, which is fitting for the song.

Song – 7.5/10
Music Video – 7/10
Performance – 7/10
Overall Rating – 7.3/10