Astar are an international band with embers from Italy and Australia that plays a mixture of melodic black metal and dungeon synth and this is a review of their self released 2023 ep "Battlekeep".
Dungeon synth style synths start of the ep while also adding in a variety of many different sounding keys and mixing in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the songs more of a raw feeling.
Vocals are done in more of a deep and angry black metal style as well as adding in some growls while the music also adds in a good amount of symphonic touches. Acoustic guitars and clean playing can also be heard on a couple of tracks along with the songs also adding 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. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them along with the ep also closing with an instrumental. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are a concept album based upon a dark fantasy story inspired by the Arthurian Legends, Holy Grail, Nordic and Celtic myths .
In my opinion Astar are a very great sounding mixture of melodic black metal and dungeon synth and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Sacred Bloodline" and "A Ballad For The Falling King". 8/5 out of 10.
Astar - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives (metal-archives.com)
Battlekeep | Astar (bandcamp.com)
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