International band Ancient Moon have returned with a new recording which continues the ambient style of black metal from previous releases and this is a review of their 2019 album "Benedictus diabolica, Gloria Patri" which will be released in September by Iron Bonehead Productions.
A very dark and distorted sound starts off the album while both of the tracks are very long and epic in length. When synths are added into the music they also bring in elements of ambient which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the recording and the vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams.
Clean vocals and spoken word parts can also be heard in some parts of the music and during the faster sections of the songs a decent amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which gives the tracks more of a raw feeling. The songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
At times the music also gets very atmospheric sounding as well as the solos and leads being done in a very melodic style when they are utilized and the music also adds in a decent mixture of both modern and old school influences, as the album progresses a brief use of whispered vocals can also be heard. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover Occultism themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Ancient Moon and if you are a fan of ambient black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Benedictus diabolica, Gloria Patri Pt. 2". 8 out of 10.
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