Calnek are a solo project from Nova Scotia, Canada that plays an atmospheric form of black metal and this is a review of his self released 2022 album "Blood of The Wild".
Field recordings start off the album along with some keyboards a few seconds later which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Acoustic guitars can also be heard in certain sections of the recording while all of the tracks are also very long and epic in length and whispered vocals can also be heard briefly.
When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the music more of a raw feeling. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams that also have their deeper moments while the music also gets very atmospheric sounding at times.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the riffs also adding in a good amount of melody. All of the drum beats are also programmed as well as all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them, when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover nature themes.
In my opinion Calnek are a very great sounding atmospheric black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Shadows of Dusk". 8 out of 10.
https://calnek.bandcamp.com/album/blood-of-the-wild
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