Kavyk are a band from Louisiana that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording plays an atmospheric mixture of black, sludge, doom and death metal and this is a review of their 2020 album "Radiant Abyss" which will be released in December by Caustic Hollow.
A very dark and heavy sound starts off the album while the slower sections of the songs also add in the heaviness of doom and sludge metal. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with the solos and leads being done in a very melodic style and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard.
Vocals also bring in a mixture of death metal growls and black metal screams while the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them and all of the tracks are also very long and epic in length.
When tremolo picking is utilized it also gives the songs more of a raw feeling along with the music also having its atmospheric moments as well as some songs showing the music also getting more experimental without ever losing any of its heaviness. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark and philosophical themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Kavyk and if you are a fan of atmospheric black, sludge, doom and death metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Radiant Abyss" and "Comatose Simplicity". 8 out of 10.
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