This is a review of a split album between Rhode Island's Ancient Torment and Haxen called "The Howling Gale" which will be released in August by Eternal Death and we will start off the review with Ancient Torment who returns with a very raw and satanic form of black metal.
Their side of the split starts out with a very dark and melodic guitar solos and leads before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams while the music is also very heavily influenced by the Finnish style.
Throughout their side of the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with one of their songs also being very long and epic in length, angry shouts can also be heard at times and all of their music sticks to a heavier direction. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover Satanism, Blasphemy, Sex, Lust, Death, old new England and Inebriation themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Ancient Torment and if you are a fan of raw and satanic black metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Outlaw Cleansed Waters"
Next up is Haxen who return with their raw and old school form of black metal.
Their side of the split starts out with a very dark and heavy sound while you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on their side of the recording. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams along with the riffs also adding in a small amount of melody at times.
When the music speeds up a decent amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the songs more of a raw feeling. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very dark style and the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover self-indulgence, afterlife, blood, fire and death themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Haxen and if you are a fan of raw and old school black metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Black Eyes Of Dog".
In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to all fans of raw, old school and satanic black metal. 8 out of 10.
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