Cromlech are a solo project from Germany that has been featured before in t his zine and on this recording plays a very atmospheric and old school form of black metal and this is a review of his 2025 album "Of Owls And Eels" which will be released in June by Darkness Shall Rise.
A very dark sounding intro starts off the album while also introducing atmospheric synths onto the recording which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the riffs also add in a great amount of melody and the music is very heavily rooted in the 90's era.
When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats can be heard which also gives the album more of a raw feeling. A great portion of the tracks are also very long and epic in length along with the songs also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
Spoken words can also be heard on a couple of songs along with the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style. All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them as well as one track also adding in a small amount of whispered vocals, one song also adds in a brief use of clean playing. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover nostalgia and mysticism themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Cromlech and if you are a fan of old school and atmospheric black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Past Forever" and "Mordlust". 8 out of 10.
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