laCasta are a band from Italy that plays a mixture of black metal, crust and dark hardcore and this is a review of their 2026 album "Olibanvm" which will be released in may by Argonauta Records.
A very dark sounding intro starts off the album while also adding in a brief use of clean playing before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the songs also add in elements of crust and hardcore.
Throughout the album 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. All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them along with some growls also being utilized at times, dark soundscapes can also be heard briefly and the riffing also has its dissonant moments.
laCasta plays a musical style that takes raw black metal, crust and the darker side of hardcore and mixes them together to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover the use of incense from ancient pagan rites to modern funeral cemeteries.
In my opinion laCasta are a very great sounding mixture of black metal, crust and dark hardcore and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Melma" and "Dogma". 8 out of 10.
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