This is a review of a compilation album called "Fagus Sylvatica" which was released by Ishtadeva Vinyl Productions in 2014 and is the first volume in a series which also consists of Spanish black metal bands and we will review each song one by one.
Lux Divina starts off the compilation with "Fagus Sylvatica" a song that starts out with some folk style acoustic guitars before going into more of a slow and atmospheric black metal direction along with a mixture of melodic vocals and grim screams which leads up to more of a fast and raw direction along with some blast beats while also keeping around the acoustic guitars and clean singing in certain sections of the track
Next up is Foscor with "Ghost Sonata" a song that starts out with some melodic leads and chanting vocals before adding in grim black metal screams and raw yet melodic riffing and the song also brings in a good amount of clean singing vocals and the song after awhile starts getting a bit more faster at times.
Next up is Akerbeltz with "Spider From The Depths" a song that starts out very slow and dark before going into more of a mid paced and raw black metal direction along with some grim screams and after awhile the song starts to speed up and add in some blast beats and the track is over 7 minutes in length.
Next up is Ataraxy with "Demons Of The Storm" a song that starts out in more of a slow black metal direction along with some dark sounding melodies which leads up to some deep screams being added into the track as well as speeding up, adding in blast beats and elements of death metal and after awhile the music slows down and adds in more atmospheric sounds.
Next up is Animus Mortis with "Dying Murmur" which starts out very low and dark before going into a faster direction along with some blast beats and grim black metal screams a few seconds later and there are also some deep growls present in the song at times as well as a small amount of melodic leads and the songs gets more mid paced and atmospheric towards the end.
Next up is Ered with "Wings Of Plague" which starts out with a very fast and raw black/death metal sound and blast beats before adding in grim screams and dark sounding melodies which also takes the music into a more slow and melodic direction while also still having its fast moments.
Next up is Celestial Season with "Together In Solitude" which starts out with a very slow and atmospheric some metal direction along with some violins and death metal growls adding some variety to a compilation that is mostly black metal with an old school doom/death metal track and after awhile melodic leads and riffing are added into the music.
Next up is Perennial Isolation with "Over The Sea" which starts out with acoustic guitars before going into a more heavier and melodic direction along with some depressive and grim black metal screams and after a couple of minutes the music starts to speed up a bit and bring in a small amount of blast beats as well a s mixing the clean and heavier parts together and spoken word parts can also be heard in the music briefly.
Next up is Atman with "El Pic de I'Infern" which starts out with a very fast and raw black metal sound along with some blast beats and a few seconds later high pitched and grim screams are added into the song and after awhile the song starts utilizing a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
Next up is Oujia with "The Serpent Calls Me" which starts out with a very fast and melodic black metal sound along with some blast bears before adding in some grim screams a few seconds later and after awhile the music starts to slow down in certain sections of the song as well as bringing in a small amount of solos and leads along with a brief use of chants.
Next up is Empty with "The House Of Funerary Winds" which starts out with some acoustic guitars and background grim chanting and after a minute the music gets heavier and the vocals evolve into depressive black metal screams and you can also hear some melodic cries in the song at times.
Next up is Nyctophobia with "The Will Of Darkness" which starts out with acoustic guitars before adding in spoken word parts a few seconds later and after a minute the music gets more heavier and melodic as well as speeding up, adding in blast beats and grim black metal screams and the song also brings in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
Next up is Amnion with "In Sarna We Trust" which starts out with a very slow, dark and melodic black metal sound and a few seconds later the music starts going into a more fast and raw musical direction along with some blast beats and after awhile elements of thrash metal are added into the track along with some grim screams as well as adding some melodic style vocals for a few seconds which leads up to a brief solo being added into the track.
Closing the compilation is Spellcraft with "Alone In The Eternity" which starts out with grim s creams and a very fast, raw and black metal sound along with some blast beats before adding in a thrash influence into their fast and melodic approach to black metal and the band also brings in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as a brief use of classical guitars before returning back to a heavier musical direction
In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding compilation and I would recommend it to all fans of Spanish black metal. 8 out of 10.
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Fagus-Sylvatica/release/6321387
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