Greece's solo project Eriphion has returned with a new recording which continues the experimental style of post black metal from his previous releases and this is a review of his self released 2021 album "samādhi,-5.0".
Synths and programmed beats start off the album while also introducing experimental elements onto the recording which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Some of the tracks also shows the music going into more of an avant garde direction and a great portion of the tracks are also instrumentals.
When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats and tremolo picking can be heard which also gives the music more of a raw feeling. Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams while dark sounding melodies are also added into some of the guitar and the heavier tracks also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
90's second wave influences can also be heard in some parts of the recording along with some tracks also mixing in elements of harsh noise. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very dark yet melodic style as well as some of the tracks also b eing long and epic in length, all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them and as the album progresses clean vocals can also be heard briefly. The production sounds very dark, raw and lo-fi while the lyrics cover Occultism, Magick and Samadhi themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Eriphion and if you are a fan of experimental and post black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Heellspawn-The Fate" "Gate-Of-Beasts-0+0-1" "Gates-90-1" and "Ye4-1". 8 out of 10.
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