This is a review of a split album between Spain/U.S.A's Nocturnal Tyrant and United Kingdom's Gergesenes which will be released on cassette by Under The Dark Soil and we will start off the review with Nocturnal Tyrant an international band that plays a very raw and melodic form of black metal.
Their side of the split starts out with a synth orientated intro before going into a very fast, raw and melodic musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly grim black metal screams while the music is also very heavily rooted in the 90's Swedish style, the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as the solos and leads also adding in a decent amount of melody when they are utilized. The production sounds very dark and raw and the lyrics cover darkness and murder themes.
In my opinion Nocturnal Tyrant are a very great sounding raw and melodic black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Murderous Cravings".
Next up is Gergesesenes a solo project who returns with a very raw and lo-fi mixture of black metal, noise and field recordings.
His side of the split starts out with some field recordings and harsh noises while his only track is also over 20 minutes in length. Spoken word parts and clear chants can also be heard briefly before adding in some heavier direction. All of the music also brings in more of an improved atmosphere along with the vocals being mostly high pitched black metal screams.
When the music speeds up a decent amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats can be heard which also gives the track more of a raw feeling, melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are a concept album that covers the Dyatlov Incident.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Gergesenes and if you are a fan of raw black metal, noise and field recordings', you should check out his side of t he split.
In my opinion this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to fans of the many different styles of black metal. 8 out of 10.
https://nocturnaltyrant.bandcamp.com/album/split-w-gergesenes
https://gergesenes.bandcamp.com/album/split-w-nocturnal-tyrant
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