Mournful Winter are a band from Germany that has had music reviewed before in this zine and plays a very atmospheric and depressive form of black metal and this is a review of their self released 2021 album "Mother' Demise".
Mandolin's start off the album along with some clean playing, clear vocals and spoken word parts a few seconds later before going into a heavier direction. Most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of blast beats.
When tremolo picking is utilized it also gives the music more of a raw feeling while the vocals are mostly high pitched yet depressive black metal screams. All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them along with some melody also being added into the guitar riffing.
At times the music also gets very atmospheric sounding along with the guitar solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style when they are as well as the clean playing, mandolin's and spoken word parts also returning on later songs, clarinet's and trombone are also added into certain sections of the recording. The production so0unds very professional while the lyrics cover different plane's of existence, inner traumata and mankind's estrangement from nature.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Mournful Winter and if you are a fan of atmospheric and depressive black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Spirit Wound" "Mother's Demise" and "In The Enlightenment of my Catharsis". 8 out of 10.
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