Verletzen are a band from Wales that plays a very raw form of black metal with elements of punk and this is a review of their 2023 album "The Blackened Crusade" which was released by Marwolaeth Records.
A very dark yet heavy sound starts off the album 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 also captures the energy of punk and the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody.
Pagan style chants can also be heard briefly while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. A lot of the music is also very heavily rooted in the old school era of the genre along with a couple of tracks being brief instrumentals which also adds in some synths and touches of folk music as well as a later song also introducing clean playing onto the album, spoken words can also be heard briefly and they close the recording with a Venom cover.
Verletzen plays a style of black metal that is very raw and traditional sounding as well as adding in some elements of punk to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover darkness, occultism and nihilism themes.
In my opinion Verletzen are a very great sounding raw black metal band with elements of punk and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Ballad Of The Beheaded" "Tir Du" and "The Neverending Reign". 8 out of 10.
https://marwolaethrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-blackened-crusade
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