Kings Rot are a band from Calgary, Alberta, Canada that plays a very melodic and old school form of black metal and this is a review of their 2023 album "At The Gates Of Adversarial Darkness" which was released by Hypnotic Dirge Records.
Dark soundscapes start off the album before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams while the songs also add in a great amount of old school influences and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the riffs also add in a great amount of melody. Growls can also be heard in certain sections of the album along with one song also adding in a small amount of clean playing in the background and all of the tracks also avoid the use of any solo or leads.
Kings Rot plays a style of black metal that is very fast, aggressive, melodic and traditional sounding. The production sounds very raw and old school while the lyrics cover the writings of J.R.R Tolkien, Fantasy, Darkness and Necromancy themes.
In my opinion Kings Rot are a very great sounding fast, melodic and old school black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Blazing Winds Of Torment" "Beneath The Hunters Moon" and "A Burnt Offering For The Vermin King". 8 out of 10.
https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/at-the-gates-of-adversarial-darkness
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