Tsar Stranga are a band from band from Quebec, Canada that has had music reviewed before in this zine and plays a mixture of pagan black metal and Bulgarian folk music and this is a review of their self released 2026 album "Hymns Of The Broken World" which will be released in July.
Folk instruments start off the album and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Melodies are also added into a lot of the guitar riffing while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them and the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams mixed in with some growls.
When the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats and tremolo picking can be heard which gives the tracks more of a raw feeling while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Keyboards are also utilized quite a bit throughout the recording along with the album also having its atmospheric moments
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with some growls also being added into certain sections of the recording. Some of the tracks are also long and epic in length as well as the album also adding in a good amount of ritualistic touches, a couple of songs also adds in a small amount of clear male and female vocals and spoken words are also added towards the end. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Bulgarian and cover Bulgarian/ Slavic History and Paganism.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Tsar Stranga and if you are a fan of folk and pagan black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE 'Han Aspuruh" "Taga za Yug" and "Balgarskiyat ezik". 8 out of 10.
Bandcamp: https://tsarstangra.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5q1GFoO9NQj3xoWRvEymOF
YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCzBoZTxHYJywkL6-CGIEdaw
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TsarStangra
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