Crystalarium are a band from Portland, Oregon that plays a very progressive form of black metal and this is a review of their 2024 ep "Alchemical Mutations" which will be released in July by Fiadh Productions.
A very distorted sound starts off the ep before going into more of a heavier and technical direction while melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic yet progressive direction and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while blast beats are also added into the faster sections of the songs. When tremolo picking is added into the faster riffing they also give the recording more of a raw feeling along with the tracks also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, clean playing can also be heard on a couple of tracks.
Crystalarium plays a style of black metal that is very technical and progressive sounding. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover alchemy and philosophical themes.
In my opinion Crystalarium are a very great sounding progressive black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Darkgod" and "Crystal Kaethedral". 8 out of 10.
https://crystalariummetal.bandcamp.com/album/kaethedral
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