This is a review of another recording from Michigan's solo project Wraithlord which shows the music returning back to a more atmospheric and raw style of black metal and the album was self released in 2022 and called "Obscurity".
Dark soundscapes start off the album along with some clean playing a few seconds later while tortured voices and spoken word can also be heard briefly before going into a heavier direction. Most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard.
When tremolo picking is added into the faster riffing they also give the music more of a raw feeling while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style. Clean playing also returns on some of the later tracks along with the vocals being mostly high pitched black metal screams and the synths also give the songs more of an atmospheric feleing.
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 great amount of melody. Spoken word parts also return on a later song as well as one of the tracks being an instrumental and introducing acoustic guitars onto the album before returning back to a heavier direction. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover darkness and horror themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Wraithlord and if you are a fan of raw and atmospheric black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACK INCLUDE "The Fiend" "Blood Spell Balthazar" and "Obscurity". 8 out of 10.
https://wraithlord.bandcamp.com/album/obscurity
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