Invultation are a solo project from Columbus, Ohio that plays a bestial mixture of war, black and death metal and this is a review of his 2021 album "Unconquerable Death" which was re-issued in 2022 on vinyl by Sentient Ruin Laboratories.
Ritualistic soundscapes and synths start off the album before going into heavier musical direction while the vocals are mostly bestial growls. The music also adds in a great amount of 90's influences while the faster sections of the songs also add in tremolo picking, blast beats and war metal elements which also gives the album more of a raw feeling.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while black metal screams can also be heard at times. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very dark yet melodic style as well as going into a more chaotic direction on later songs.
One track also adds in a brief use of medieval war samples as the album progresses the riffs also start bringing in a small amount of melody along with all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them and melodic chants can also be heard on the outro. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover Death and Necromancy themes.
In my opinion Invultation are a very great sounding bestial mixture of war, black and death metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this solo project. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Hanged Mass" "Banners Under The Moon" "Necromanical Curse" and "All Flesh Falls Into Dust". 8 out of 10.
Source : http://occultblackmetalzine.blogspot.com/2022/01/invultationunconquerable-deathsentient.html
Smother are a band from the United States that consists of members from Black Vice, The Way To Light, Crown of Asteria and Grst that plays a cascadian style of black metal with elements of ambient, experimental and noise and this is a review of their 2022 album "Chapter IV - Tying The Noose Of A Rusted Chain" which was released on cassette by Red River Family Records.
Acoustic guitars and ambient orientated soundscapes start off the album while the music also gets very experimental sounding as well as adding in elements of noise. at times. The only track that is present on the recording is also over 40 minutes in length along with the music going into a heavier direction as the track progresses.
Vocals are a mixture of growls and high pitched black metal screams while all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them. When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the song more of a raw feeling.
Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with the song also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as the track also adding in a brief use of clean playing and the music also has its atmospheric moments, melodic chants and vocals can also be heard at times. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover dark themes.
In my opinion Smother are a very great sounding cascadian black metal band with elements of ambient, experimental and noise and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this album. 8 out of 10.
https://smotherexistence.bandcamp.com/
Source : http://occultblackmetalzine.blogspot.com/2022/01/smotherchapter-iv-tying-noose-of-rusted.html
Tugt are a solo project from Denmark that plays an atmospheric and depressive mixture of black and doom metal and this is a review of his 2022 album "Ved Lysets Ophør" which will be released in February by Onism Productions.
Dark soundscapes and water sounds start off the album before going into a heavier musical direction. A great portion of the tracks are also very long and epic in length along with all of the musical instruments on the recording also having a very powerful sound to them and melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing.
Vocals are mostly grim yet depressive sounding black metal screams while clean playing can also be heard in certain sections of the recording. Whispered voices can also be heard at times along with the faster sections of the songs also adding in a great amount of blast beats and tremolo picking which also gives the music more of a raw feeling.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style when they are utilized. Elements of doom metal can also be heard in the slower sections of the songs as well as the music also having its atmospheric moments. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are written in Danish and cover solitude, darkness, nature and suffering themes.
In my opinion Tugt is a very great sounding atmospheric and depressive mixture of black and doom metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this solo project. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Sorte Stunder" "Mareridt" and "Efterspil". 8 out of 10.
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Source : http://occultblackmetalzine.blogspot.com/2022/01/tugtved-lysets-ophronism.html
Det Eviga Leendet are a band from Sweden that has had music reviewed before in this zine and plays a very harsh and atmospheric form and this is a review of their 2022 album "Reverence" which will be released on January 26th as a joint effort between Amor Fati, Mysiskaos and Extraconscious Records.
Dark sounding synths start off the album before going into a heavier musical direction while some of the tracks are also very long in epic in length. At times the music also gets very atmospheric sounding along with all of the musical instruments on the recording also having a very powerful sound to them.
Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the solos and leads are also done in a very dark and melodic style. When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats and tremolo picking can be heard which also gives the songs more of a raw feeling and the songs also add in a decent amount of melody.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with most of the music also sticking to a very modern style as well as one track also adding in a brief use of cinematic soundscapes, as the album progresses clean playing can also be heard briefly and the closing track also adds in a small amount of spoken word parts. The production sounds very dark and r aw while the lyrics cover gloom themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Det Eviga Leendet and if you are a f an of harsh and atmospheric black metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Visage" and "Yield". 8 out of 10.
http://detevigaleendet.bandcamp.com/album/reverence
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Source : http://occultblackmetalzine.blogspot.com/2022/01/det-eviga-leendetreverenceamor.html
Darvaza are an international duo with members from Italy and Norway that plays a very satanic and occult form of black metal and this is a review of their 2022 album "Ascending Into Perdition" which will be released in February by Van Records.
Atmospheric soundscapes and epic sounding synths start off the album before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also uses a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly angry sounding black metal screams along with some melodic singing also being utilized briefly.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the solos and leads are also done in a very dark and melodic style. A great portion of the tracks are also very long and epic in length along with one track also adding in a brief use of spoken word parts.
Most of the riffing is also done on power chords along with all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them and as the album progresses a brief use of Gregorian chants can also be and the riffs also add in a brief use of melody, classical music samples are also added on the closing song. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover Satanism and Occultism themes.
In my opinion Darvaza are a very great sounding satanic and occult black metal duo and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Mouth Of The Dragon" and "Silence In Heaven". 8 out of 10.
Source : http://occultblackmetalzine.blogspot.com/2022/01/darvazaascending-into-perditionvan.html