This is a review of another recording from Portland, Oregon's solo project Witchbones which continues the bestial mixture of war, black and death metal from previous releases and the compilation was released in 2019 by Death prayer Records and called "Akasha III: Sea, Blood And Fire" which was released by Death Prayer Records.
A very dark and apocalyptic sound starts off the compilation along with a brief use of spoken word samples before going into a very fast and raw war metal direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and brutal blast beats. Vocals are mostly bestial growls and high pitched black metal screams can also be heard at times.
Elements of doom/death metal can also be heard in the slower sections of the songs while the solos and leads are done in a very chaotic style. Dark sounding melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with the music also adding in a decent amount of 90's era influences.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them as well as one song also going into more of a ritualistic before returning back to a heavier direction. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover Satanism, occultism and Witchery themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding collection from Witchbones and if you are a fan of war and bestial black/death metal, you should check out this compilation. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Apocalyptic Dragon Wings" and "Desires Of my Blood". 8 out of 10.
https://deathprayerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/akasha-iii-salt-sea-blood-and-fire
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