Fell Omen are a solo project from Greece that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording goes for a medieval form of black metal with elements of punk, dungeon synth and traditional metal and this is a review of his 2025 album "Caelid Dog Summer" which will be released in August by True Cult Records.
Dungeon synth style synths which also adds in a medieval atmosphere start off the album before going into more of a heavier direction. A lot of the riffs and solos also bring in more of an 80's style while also adding in a great amount of melody along with the music also bringing in the aggression of punk rock.
Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while samples can also be heard on a few songs. Clean playing is also added on one song along with the music also getting very raw sounding at times and when the music finally speeds up a small amount of blast beats can also be heard. back up shouts can also be heard briefly and a later track also adds in some chants, clear vocals and choirs and as the album progresses an instrumental can also be heard.
On this recording Fell Omen focuses more of a punk and heavy metal inspired form of medieval black metal as well as adding in a few touches of dungeon synth to create something different. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover the Elden Ring.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Fell Omen and if you are a fan of medieval black metal with elements of punk, heavy metal and dungeon synth, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Northern Lights Bomb" and "The Fire is Still Warm". 8 out of 10.
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