This is a review of a split album between the United Kingdom's The Meads Of Asphodel and China's Rerthro called "Imperial East-West Onslaught" which will be released in December by Godreah Records and we will start off the review with The Meads Of Asphodel who return with their experimental style of black metal.
Their side of the split starts out with some spoken word parts and epic sounding synths which also bring in the atmosphere of a fantasy film along with some clean playing a few seconds later which also leads to a heavier direction along with some grim black metal screams while the solos and leads are done in a very melodic style.
Synths also mix in with the heavier sections of the music while stringed instruments can also be heard at times along with the music also getting very experimental and progressive sounding in some parts of the songs as well as some of their tracks being very long and epic in length.
At times the music gets very symphonic sounding while acoustic guitars and percussion's can also be heard briefly along with the songs also adding in session work from Alan Davey of Hawkwind and Mirai of Sigh and when the music speeds up blast beats can also be heard as well as some death metal growls also being used at times and the songs also bring in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and on the bonus tracks they bring in a cover of Jan Hammer's "Crockett Theme", the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Anti Religion, Biblical Apocrypha, Death and War themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from The Meads Of Asphodel and if you are a fan of this band, you should enjoy their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Gods At War" and "The Voiceless Dust Of Ages".
Next up is Rerthro a band that plays a mixture of black, death and thrash metal.
Their side of the split starts out with a very fast thrash influenced sound which also uses a great amount of blast beats while synths are also used at times along with the vocals being mostly high pitched black metal screams and the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody and death metal growls are also added in some parts of the music.
Throughout their side of the recording you can also hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the guitar solos and leads are done in a very melodic yet old school style along with the riffing also adding in a small amount of melody and they close their side of the split with an ambient piece which also adds in some female vocals, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover evil themes.
In my opinion Rerthro are a very great sounding mixture of black, death and thrash metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Wyrd" and "The Night Of Lost Soul".
In conclusion this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to all fans of experimental black metal and blackened thrash metal. 8 out of 10.
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