Sundrowned are a band from Norway that plays post black metal and this is a review of their 2021 album "Become Ethereal" which will be released on June 18th by Fysisk Format.
Atmospheric sounding synths start off the album and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the music at times. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the vocals are done in a very aggressive post metal style along with some elements of sludge metal also being added into the slower sections of the songs.
All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of black metal elements, tremolo picking and blast beats which also gives the recording more of a raw feeling. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style.
The songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with a couple of the tracks also being very long and epic in length as well as one of the tracks also introducing clean playing onto the recording which also gives the songs more of an ethereal atmosphere, one song also adds in a brief use of female vocals. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in a mixture of English and Norwegian and cover the different facets of humanity, classical alchemy and the search for perfection.
In my opinion Sundrowned are a very great sounding post black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Babel" "La Tristesse" and "monarch". 8 out of 10.
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