Norway/Italy's Hammerfilosofi have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for an orthodox form of black metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "Signum" which will be released on Halloween by Osmose Productions.
A very dark and ritualistic sound starts off the album along with some synths, bells and thunder sounds before going into a very fast and raw black metal direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly angry sounding shouts and a lot of the tracks are also very long and epic in length.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very dark yet melodic style along with the spoken words enhancing the ritualistic side of the album when are utilized, clean playing can also be heard briefly.
On this recording Hammerfilosofi brings out a very modern and aggressive style of orthodox black metal which also captures the rawness of the old school era. The production sounds very raw and heavy while the lyrics cover philosophical, esoteric and mysticism themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Hammerfilosofi and if you are a fan of orthodox black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "A Dance Above The Abyss" "Funeral Veil" and "Premonitions Long Forgotten". 8 out of 10.
Pre-Order/Order on: https://tinyurl.com/hammerfilosofi-store
Bandcamp: https://osmoseproductions.bandcamp.com/album/signumAll Digital Links: https://bfan.link/HAMMERFILOSOFI-Signum
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