Astral Spear are a band from Poland that plays a very old school form of black metal and this is a review of their self titled 2025 ep which will be released in December by Signal Rex.
A synth orientated intro starts off the ep before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the music is very heavily rooted in the 90's era of the genre.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with the guitar solos and leads also being done in a melodic style, the ep also has 3 intros in between heavier tracks and a later song also adds in some atmospheric touches.
Astral Spear plays a style of black metal that is very raw, atmospheric and old school in the 90's Polish tradition. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover darkness themes.
In my opinion Astral Spear 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 ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "On Your Command" and "Herald of Torement". 8 out of 10.
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