This is a review of a split album between U.SA's Oppressive Descent and Sweden's HellGoat called "Death Knell Of A Dying World" which will be released in April, 2021 by Corrupted Flesh Records and we will start off the review with Oppressive Descent a solo project that plays a very raw form of occult black metal.
His side of the split starts out with a very dark and heavy sound while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats which also gives the music more of a raw feeling. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams and all of his tracks are also very long and epic in length.
Most of the music is also very heavily rooted in the old school tradition along with some dark sounding melodies also being added into some of the guitar riffing, Synths can also be heard briefly as well as the songs also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, depressive elements can also be heard at times and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover occultism, suicide, depression, loss and death themes.
In my opinion Oppressive Descent are a very great sounding raw occult black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out his side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Crumbling Remnants Of The Mausoleum Walls".
Next up is HellGoat a solo project that plays a very raw and satanic form of black metal.
His side of the split starts out with some violent movie samples before going into a heavier musical direction. When guitar leads are utilized they are also done in a very dark yet melodic style while the faster sections of the songs also bring in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats which also gives the music more of a raw feeling.
Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams along with some melodies also being added into some of the guitar riffing. The songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as all of the music always sticking to a heavier direction, deep demonic vocals can also be heard briefly. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are written in Swedish and cover Satanism, Devil Worship, Hate and Murder themes.
In my opinion HellGoat are a very great sounding raw satanic black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out his side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Hora II".
In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to all fans of raw, satanic and occult black metal. 8 out of 10.
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Oppressive_Descent/3540421054
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/HellGoat/3540455326
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