Finland/Netherlands's Iku-Turso has returned with a new recording which continues the old school style of pagan black metal from their previous releases and this is a review of their 2023 ep "Ikuinen Kirous" which will be released in october by Purity Through Fire.
A very dark, heavy and melodic sound starts off the ep along with some high pitched black metal screams a few seconds later. Keyboards can also be heard in certain sections of the recording while the music is also very heavily rooted in the 90's era and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast b eats can b e heard.
When tremolo picking is added into the faster riffing they also give the music more of a raw feeling while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. The guitar solos and leads are also done in a very melodic yet old school style along with some tracks also adding in a small amount of clear vocals as well as the music also having its atmospheric moments and the closing track is very long and epic in length.
On this recording Iku-Turso goes back to the mid 90's era of black metal. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are written in Finnish and cover Paganism, Darkness and Death themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Iku-Turso and if you are a fan of old school pagan black metal, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE " Nkotimsefuopua" "Een Zucht Van Verdriet" and Thornspawn Chalice". 8/5 out of 10.
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