This is a review of an earlier recording from Singapore's Istidraj and was originally released in 1999 and went for more of a raw, mid tempo and old school style of black metal and the album was remastered and re-issued in 2024 and called "Metafizika".
Synths and demonic voices start off the album along with the sounds of breaking glass before going into a heavier direction. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the music also captures a very lo-fi atmosphere at times and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can also be heard.
When tremolo picking is added into the faster riffing they also give the music more of a raw feeling while most of the songs go for either a slow or mid tempo direction. Dark soundscapes are also mixed in with the heavier sections of the album at times along with some melodies also being added into some of the guitar riffing, synths, clean playing, chants and female vocals can also be heard on a couple of tracks.
On this recording Istidraj went for more of a mid tempo style of black metal which is also very different from the sound of later releases which showed the music getting more aggressive. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover darkness, death and mythological themes.
In my opinion this was another great sounding recording from Istidraj and if you are a fan of raw, old school and mid tempo black metal, you should check out this remastered version. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Kiss Of Death" "The Shining Ones" and "Odes of Aeshon". 8 out of 10.
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