Agrypnie are a band from Germany that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording plays a very progressive form of post black metal and this is a review of their 2024 album "Erg" which will be released in September by AOP Records.
Atmospheric sounding keyboards start off the album and also mixes 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 recording more of a raw feeling and the vocals are mostly angry sounding black metal screams.
Most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. When clean playing is utilized they also take the music into more of a progressive direction and all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them.
Clear vocals are also added into certain sections of the recording along with the songs also adding in a great amount of post metal elements. Programmed beats can also be heard briefly and when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style, one song is also an instrumental. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in German and cover dreams, loneliness and philosophical themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Agrypnie and if you are a fan of progressive post black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Aus rauchlosen Fleur" "Blut - Teil II" and "Unter Sand". 8 out of 10.
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