Sylvan Awe are a duo from Australia that h as been featured before in this zine and plays a very atmospheric and melodic form of black metal and this is a review of their 2023 album "Pilgrimage" which was released b y Drakkar Productins.
Water sounds start off the album along with some stringed instruments a few seconds later before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats. Melodies are also added into a lot of the guitar riffing and most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length.
Vocals are mostly angry sounding black metal screams while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with some shouts also being utilized at times and the music also has its atmospheric and progressive moments.
Keyboards can also be heard on a couple of songs along with one track also adding in a brief use of acoustic guitars. Growls can also be heard in some of the more aggressive vocals and clean playing is also added briefly, one song is also an instrumental. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover nature and heritage themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Sylvan Awe and if you are a fan of atmospheric, melodic and progressive black metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Pilgrims Of The Sea" and "Eternal inferno". 8 out of 10.
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