Forteresse/Themes Pour La Rebellion/Sepulchral Productions/2016 CD Review

  Forteresse  are  a band  from  Quebec,  Canada  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  very  raw  and  melodic  style  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  album  "Themes  Pour  la  Rebellion"  which  will  be  released  on  June  24th  by  Sepulchural  Productions.

  War  sounds  start  off  the  album  and  after  the  intro  the  music  goes  into  a  very  fast,  raw  and  melodic  black  metal  direction  that  utilizes  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  while  the  vocals  are  very  high  pitched  yet  grim  screams  and  the  solos  and  leads  bring  in  the  same  style  as  the  riffing.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  while  some  of  the  tracks  are  long  and  epic in  length  and  at  time s the  solos  and  leads  also  bring  in  more  of  a  modern  and  atmospheric style  and  the  songs  also b ring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  ambient  style  synths  can  also be  heard  in certain  sections  of  the  recording  along  with  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts  while  some  songs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  melodic  chanting  while  the  main  focus  remains  more  of  a  raw  and  aggressive  style  of  black  metal  and  clean  playing  is  added  onto  the  last  track  along  with  a  touch  of  ambient.

  Forteresse  plays  a  style  of  black  metal  on  this  recording  that  is  very  raw  and  aggressive  while  having  a  more  atmospheric and  melodic approach  of  the  leads,  the production  sounds  very  raw  yet  powerful  and  heavy  at  the  same  time  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  French  and  cover  cover  Quebec  nationalism  and  history  and  separatism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  album  from  Fortresse  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  raw  and  atmospheric  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Spectre  De  La  Rebellion"  "Le  Sang  des  Heroes"  and  "Vesperales".  8  out  of  10. 

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Forteresse/Crepuscale d' Octobre/Sepulchral Productions/2011 CD Review

  Forteresse are a band from Quebec that has had their previous album reviewed a year ago by this zine that played a more ambient style of black metal on that one but go for a more aggressive sound with the new one and this is a review of their 2011 album "Crepsucle d, Octobre' which was released by Sepulcharal Productions.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with some blast beats being used on occasion, while the synths have a very dark atmospheric, ambient feeling to them when they are utilized in addition there is a brief use of folk instruments being used before a couple of songs that give the music a pagan feeling, as for the bass playing it has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast raw and primitive sounding black metal riffs that utilize some melodies at times, while the lead guitars are very raw, primitive, melodic and epic sounding black metal guitar solos and leads.

Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams mixed in with some spoken word parts, while the lyrics are written in French and cover Quebec Nationalism, History and Separation, as for the production it has a very dark, raw and primitive sound to it.

In my opinion this is another great album from Forteresse and if you where a fan of their previous recording, you should enjoy this one as well. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Le Triomphe Des Douze' and "Spectres Du Solstice". RECOMMENDED BUY.

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Forteresse/Par Hauts Bois et Vastes Plaines/Sepulcharal Productions/2010 CD Review

 Forteresse are a band from Quebuc, Canada that plays an ambient form of black metal and this is a review of their 2010 album "Par Hauts Bois et Vastes Plaines" which was released by Sepulcharal Productions.

Drum programming is mostly slow beats with some faster beats being used at times, while the keyboards have a very dark and epic sound to them, as for the bass playing it is mostly slow ambient black metal riffs which follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars.

Rhythm guitars are mostly slow repetitive ambient black metal riffs that speed up at times and there are no lead guitars or solos present on this recording.

Vocals are all high pitched black metal screams, while the lyrics touch on Quebec Nationalism and history with the songs being written in the French language, as for the production it has a very dark and primitive sound to it.

In my opinion Forteresse are a  very good ambient black metal band and if you are a fan of this genre, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Track 1" "Track 3" and "Track 7". RECOMMENDED BUY.

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