Old Wainds are a band from Russia that plays a raw style of nature orientated black metal and this is a review of their 2009 album "Death Nord Kult" which was released by Moribund Records under exclusive pact with Debemur Morti Productions.
Drums utilize a lot of mid paced beats that are influenced by thrash metal with some brutal blast beats, while the synths when they are used sound very dark and it is only used as a sound effect instead of being a dominant instrument, as for the bass playing it follows the riffs coming out of the guitars and it is all rhythm bass.
Rhythm guitars use a mixture of thrash influenced riffs mixed with some mid paced parts as well as some fast, raw and primal black metal riffing and there are no lead guitars or solos being utilized on this recording.
Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams with a few seconds of clean singing, while the lyrics are about death orientated subjects with some nature themes as well as a touch of Slavic Paganism, as for the production which was recorded during the months of July through October 2007 at Leo Fucking and The End Studios, mixed during the months of February through May 2008 sounds very professional but retains the raw feel that is needed for this style of black metal.
In my personal opinion this is a decent album from a great band and while it is probably not the most original album that I have heard it is still a good album and I am looking forward to hearing more stuff from this band in the future, If you are a fan of thrash orientated raw black metal this is a worthwhile album to add to your collection.
Standout tracks include "Storm-Whip" and "Born In The Freezing Dark". RECOMMENDED BUY.
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