Reflection Of Misery are a duo form Nicaragua that plays a very dark form of ambient black metal and this is a review of their 2021 album Total Scorn Of Life" which was released by Exnihilo Records.
Dark soundscapes start off the album along with some touches of noise before going into a heavier direction. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very dark yet melodic style while t he vocals also bring in a mixture of deep growls and high pitched black metal screams.
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 tremolo picking and blast b eats which also gives the music more of a raw feeling. Most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the music also mixing in a decent amount of dark ambient elements. The sounds of torture can also be heard at times as well as the riffing also adding in a small amount of melody and towards the end a brief use of spoken word parts can also be heard. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover misanthropy, nihilism, loathing and decadence themes.
In my opinion Reflection Of Misery are a very great sounding dark ambient black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Orgy Of Wounds" and "The Inevitable Fracture of Existence". 8 out of 10.
https://reflectionofmisery.bandcamp.com/album/total-scorn-of-life
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