Lantlos are a band from Germany that started out playing more of a depressive style of post black metal and over the years have evolved into a mixture of alternative, post metal and shoegaze and this is a review of their 2021 album "Wildhund" which will be released on July 30th by Prophecy Productions.
A very dark yet heavy post metal sound starts off the album along with some synths also being mixed in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Vocals are done in mostly a clean alternative rock style while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the music also brings in a great amount of shoegaze elements. Some of the songs also show an influence of the more popular radio rock of the 90's era along with one of the later tracks also being an instrumental as well as a later song also introducing clean playing onto the album and the whole recording also sticks mostly to a slow or mid tempo direction.
On this recording Lantlos moves even further away from their black metal roots with this release creating an album that mixes 90's alternative rock with shoegaze and the heaviness of modern post metal. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics nostalgic themes.
In my opinion this is a decent recording from Lantlos and while black metal fans might not like the new direction, I can see this album appealing to fans of alternative rock, shoegaze and post metal. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Lake Fantasy" "Vertigo" "Planetarium" and "Lic". 7/5 out of 10.
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