This is a review of a split album between Hungary's solo projects Nagaarum and Astru called " ...a mizantrópia és elidegenedés újabb értelmezései..." which was released on cassette by NGC Prod and we will start off the review with Nagaarum who on tihs recoridng plays an experimental mixture of post black, doom metal and dark ambient.
His side of the split starts out with a very fast and melodic sound which also uses a great amount of blast beats. When tremolo picking is utilized it also gives the songs more of a raw feeling while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them and the synths also bring in elements of dark ambient.
At times the music also gets very avant garde and experimental sounding along with both of the tracks also being very long and epic in length. Vocals are mostly grim black metal screams as well as a small amount of clear singing, elements of doom metal can also be heard in the slower sections of the songs and touches of post rock can also be heard on the second song. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are written in Hungarian and cover Science, Space, Nature and Mankind themes.
In my opinion this was another great sounding recording from Nagaruum and if you are a fan of experimental, dark ambient, post black and doom metal, you should check out his side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Sarjadó ".
Next up is Astru a solo project that plays an raw, experimental and ambient form of black metal.
His side of the split starts out with some grim black metal screams which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs. Dark sounding melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of blast beats and tremolo picking which also gives the music more of a raw fleeing.
Throughout his side of the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them as well as some of the tracks also being short in length, when synths are utilized they also add in touches of ambient, a later song also shows the music going for more of an experimental direction and when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very dark yet melodic direction. the production sounds very dark, raw and lo-fi while t h e lyrics are written in Hungarian and cover dark and metaphysical themes.
In my opinion Astru are a very great sounding mixture of raw black emtal, experimental and dark ambient and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this solo project. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Feledés az idő hasadékában" "Amíg el nem hal az élet fénye a reménylő szemekben" and "Az árvák karácsonya".
In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to all fans of experimental black metal. 8 out of 10.
https://nagaarum.bandcamp.com/album/a-mizantr-pia-s-elidegened-s-jabb-rtelmez-sei-split-with-astru
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