France's solo project Cepheide has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of an atmospheric style of post black metal and this is a review of his 2021 album "Les Échappées" which will be released in December by Les Acteurs de L'Ombre Productions.
Raw tremolo picking starts off the album while the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody along with the faster sections of the songs also adding in a lot of blast beats. All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them and the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style.
Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the songs also mix in a decent amount of post metal elements. Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the songs also giving the music more of an atmospheric feeling when they are utilized.
One track also adds in a brief use of slide guitars along with a lot of the vocals also being mixed down low in the mix as well as some of the tracks also being very long and epic in length, clean playing and melodic vocals can also be heard on the closing song. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are written in French and cover the emotional responses from the body in its multiple impulses.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Cepheide and if you are a fan of atmospheric post black metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Le Sang" and "Les Cris". 8 out of 10.
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