This is a review of an earlier recording from Australia's solo project Striborg which showed the music going for more of a raw style of ambient black metal and the album w as released in 2009 and called "Southwest Passage" which was re-issued in 2021 as a joint effort between Satanath, The End Of Time and Inverted Inhumation Records.
A very dark, heavy yet lo-fi sound starts off the album while the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody. All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them along with the vocals being mostly high pitched black metal screams and all of the drum beats are also programmed.
At times the music also gets very atmospheric sounding while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style. When synths are utilized they also bring in elements of ambient and drone along with most of the tracks also being very long and epic in length and all of the music sticks to either a slow or mid tempo direction as well as the album also closing with an instrumental.
On this recording Striborg brought in more of a raw and mid tempo style of black metal as well as keeping some of the ambient sounds of earlier releases. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover paranormal and forest themes.
In my opinion this was another great sounding recording from Striborg and if you are a fan of raw and ambient black metal, you should check out this re-issue. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Southwest Passage" and "Dwelling in the Fullmoon Forests". 8 out of 10.
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