Akefall are an international band with members from Sweden and Denmark that plays a mixture of black and death metal and this is a review of their 2021 ep "Opus Darkness" which will be released in September as a joint effort between Shadow and Regain Records.
Chaotic sounding guitar solos and leads start off the ep along with some demonic voices in the background before adding in heavier riffing. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of blast beats along with the songs also mixing in a lot of death metal elements.
Dark sounding melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Choir samples can also be heard briefly along with the songs also mixing in mid 80's to early 90's influences in with a more modern day brutality as well a s all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them, as the ep progresses a brief use of chants can also be heard.
Akefall plays a musical style that takes the old school styles of black and death metal and mixes them together to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover death, chaos and darkness themes.
In my opinion Akefall are a very great sounding mixture of black and death metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The First Whore" "Opus Darkness" and "Definite Savagery". 8 out of 10.
https://regainrecords.bandcamp.com/album/opus-darkness
https://youtu.be/cDEFwoMX3lE
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