Häxkapell are a band from Sweden that has been featured before in this zine and on this recording goes for an atmospheric and progressive form of black metal with elements of folk music and this is a review of their album "Om jordens blod och urgravens grepp" which will be released in 2025 by Nordvis Produktion.
Viking style chants start off the album along with some folk and classical instruments a few seconds later which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style and the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams.\
When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the songs more of a raw feeling. When clean playing is utilized they also give the recording more of a progressive edge as well as some whispers also being utilized at times and all of the musical instruments also have very powerful sound to them.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the music also having its atmospheric moments as well as some spoken words also being utilized briefly, the riffs also add in a lot of melody and one song also adds in a brief use of clean singing. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Swedish and cover the liminal aspects of existence.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Häxkapell and if you are a fan of atmospheric and progressive black metal with elements of folk music, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE " Satans rötter" and "Den sanna modern talar". 8 out of 10.
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