Sweden's Ov Shadows have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a raw and atmospheric style of black metal from previous releases and this is a review of their 2024 album "Heresiarch" which was released by Hypnotic Dirge Records.
A very fast and raw sound starts off the album along with a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are done in more of a deep growling style mixed in with some grim yet high pitched sounding black metal screams while the riffs also add in a lot of melody and the album also has its atmospheric moments.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the music is also very heavily rooted in the modern era. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with one song also adding in a brief use of clean playing and some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length, melodies are also added into a lot of the guitar riffing.
On this recording Ov Shadows goes for more of a fast, raw, modern and atmospheric style of black metal. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover Occultism, Darkness and Blasphemy themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Ov Shadows and if you are a f an of raw and atmospheric black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Repulsed By Those Who Adhere To You" "Lord of Thaumiel" and "invocation". 8 out of 10.
https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/heresiarch
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