Switzerland's Malphas have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a very fast and aggressive form of occult black metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "Extinct" which will be released in April by Soulseller Records.
A very fast and aggressive sound starts off the album while the solos and leads are also done in very melodic style. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams along with the faster sections of the songs also adding in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats which also gives the recording more of a raw feeling.
Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. A lot of the music is heavily influenced by the classic Swedish style along with some of the tracks also adding in a small amount of clean playing as well as some of the vocals also bringing in more of an angry shouting style, piano's and synths can also be heard briefly and the closing song is an instrumental.
On this recording Malphas goes for a very fast, melodic and traditional style of occult black metal. The production sounds very raw and heavy while the lyrics cover Occultism and Death themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Malphas and if you are a fan of fast and aggressive occult black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Psychomachia" "Majestic Moon" "Gamygyn" and "Astral Dissonance". 8 out of 10.
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