Portugal's Black Mold has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a raw mixture of black metal and punk and this is a review of their 2024 album "In The Dirt Of Oblivion" which will be released in September by Helldprod Records.
A very heavy yet aggressive sound starts off the album before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats. Vocals are mostly angry sounding black metal screams while the music is also very heavily rooted in the second wave era of the genre.
Elements of punk can also be heard quite a bit throughout the recording while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. All of the musical instruments on the album also have a very powerful sound to them along with most of the tracks also being very short in length, aggressive shouting vocals can also b e heard at times and the whole album also sticks to a heavier direction.
On this recording Black Mold remains true to the raw mixture of black metal and punk that they have established on previous releases. The production sounds very raw and heavy while the lyrics cover darkness, hate and despair themes.
In mu opinion this is another great sounding recording from Black Mold and if you are a fan of raw black metal and punk, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Toward The Black Horizon" "A Passing Glimpse" "Broken Rope" and "Futile Purpose". 8 out of 10.
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