Svartulven are a band from Greece that plays an orthodox form of black metal and this is a review of their 2021 album "Ruins Of Desolation, Transcendence For The Other Side" which was released by Dark Terror Temple.
Dark soundscapes start off the album along with some whispered chants before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also uses a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams along with some dissonant structures also being added into some of the riffing.
All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them while dark sounding melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very dark yet melodic style and the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
Angry sounding shouts can also be heard in some parts of the recording along with some of the tracks also being very long and epic in length and as the album progresses a brief use of melodic vocals can also be heard as well as the closing track also adding in a small amount of clean playing. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Occultism and Mysticism themes.
In my opinion Svartulven are a very great sounding orthodox black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Witness" "Parabel" and "Crystal". 8 out of 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI9T4yPqqJ0
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