Illvilje are a band from Norway that plays an old school form of black metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "La meg sjå alt omkring meg falle" which will be released on Halloween by Downfall Records.
A very dark yet heavy sound starts off the album while the vocals are mostly grim sounding 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 and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Most of the music is very heavily rooted in the old school era of the Nordic style while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with some of the riffing also adding in elements of doom and death metal . A couple of the tracks are also very long and epic in length. Acoustic guitars and synths can also be heard briefly as well as some growls also being utilized at times.
Illvilje plays a style of black metal that is very aggressive and melodic in the classic Nordic tradition. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are written in Norwegian and cover nature's powers, humanity's weaknesses and life's darkness.
In my opinion Illviilje are a very great sounding old school black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Svartsinne" "Byrdeferd" and "Jordbundet". 8 out of 10.
https://downfallrecords.bandcamp.com/album/la-meg-sj-alt-omkring-meg-falle
https://youtu.be/Eo6k3LfR6qE
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