Nazxul/Irkalla/Seance Records/2021 CD Review

 

  Australia's  Nazxul  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  into  more  of  an  occult  black  metal  direction  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2021  album  "Irkalla"  which  will  be  released  on  March  22nd  by  Seance  Records.

  Keyboards  start  off  the  album  and  also  mixes  in  with  the  heavier  sections  of  the  music  at  times  while  most  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length.  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  can  be  heard  which  also  gives  the  songs  more  of  a  raw  feeling.

 Vocals  are  mostyl  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  that  are  mixes  down  low  in  the  music  while  the  music  also  adds  in  a  great  amount  of  atmospheric,  symphonic  and orchestra  elements.  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  songs  also  add  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  One  of  the  tracks  also  introduces  choir  style  vocals  onto  the  recording  along  with  the  music  also  being  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  old  school  style  but  modern  at  the  same  time  as  well  as  the  vocals  also  going  for  a  more  deeper  approach  in  some  parts  of  the  music.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  Occultism,  demons  and  the  Seven  Gates  Of  The  Underworld.  

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  album  from  Nzxul  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  occult  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Rising  Storm"  and  "Stygian".  8  out  of  10.

  https://youtu.be/9g7TWAR3LcM

    

Nazxul/Iconoclast/Moribund Records/2009 CD Review

Nazxul are a black metal band from Australia that has been around since the 90's and this is a review of their new album and long awaited comeback album "Iconoclast".

Drums on this recording are mostly fast and brutal blast beats that slow down at times and become midpaced, while the keyboards which I don't remember hearing that much on past recordings sound very symphonic in a non commercial way and it gives the music a very dark and mysterious evil sound as for the bass playing it is mixed down low in the mix and is all rhythm.

Rhythm guitars utilize a lot of different sounding riffs with some being slow and melodic while others are very fast with a lot of tremolo picking, while the lead guitars are very rarely utilized but when they are used to have a very melodic atmospheric sound to them.

Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams which is another departure from the stuff I heard in the 90's which was war metal sounding with a lot of deeper vocals that can also are used on this album on some occasions.

Production on this album sounds very dark but still has a very professional feel and this album is not too raw sounding or overproduced they are in kind of in the middle and most of the instruments can be heard, while the lyrics some left hand path Luciferian themes as well as some other darkened topics.

In my opinion this is a good album maybe a little bit different than the last Nazxul album that I heard in the 90's but I can hear a lot of progress and this not a sell out by any means since this is still a very dark and occultic album, and if you are a fan of atmospheric occult sounding black metal you will not  be disappointed.

Standout Tracks Include "Dragon Dispitoua" and "Stain Of Harrow". A RECOMMENDED BUY.

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