Vancouver B.C, Canada's Trollband has returned with a new recording which shows them moving away from the folk influenced style of pagan black metal from earlier recordings and does covers of Bathory from the viking metal phase and this is a review of t heir self released 2025 ep "Batlord Preservation Society".
Synths start off the ep and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs giving the music more of an epic atmosphere. All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them while the guitar leads are done in more of a melodic style and the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams.
A lot of the music takes the old Bathory material and mixes it with the bands approach to black metal giving the songs more of an up to date touch. Melodies are also added into a lot of the guitar riffing along with some clear singing also being used at times and most of the recording sticks to either a slow or mid tempo direction.
On this recording Trollband takes 3 songs from Bathory and mixes it with their approach to melodic pagan black metal to make the songs sound more modern. The production sounds very raw and heavy while the lyrics cover epic gantasy themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Trollband and if you are a fan of melodic pagan black metal and Bathory's viking metal style, you should c heck out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACK "The Stallion". 8 out of 10.
https://trollband.bandcamp.com/album/batlord-preservation-society-pt-1
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