Sweden's Ov Shadows have returned with a new recording which continues the atmospheric style of their previous release and this is a review of their 2020 album "I Djavulens Avbild" which will be released in August by Hypnotic Dirge Records.
Blast beats and heavy riffing start off the album while the tremolo picking in the faster sections of the songs also gives the music more of a raw feeling. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams along with the solos and leads being done in a very melodic style and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the riffs also add in a great amount of melody. A good portion of the tracks are also very long and epic in length along with the music also having its atmospheric moments and as the album progresses a brief use of clean playing can also be heard.
On this recording Ov Shadows remains true to the modern, aggressive ant atmospheric style of black metal that they had established on their previous release. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Swedish and cover darkness, death and metaphysical themes along with some influences from the writings of C.G Jung.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Ov Shadows and if you are a fan of atmospheric black metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Den Eld Som Tar och Forvrider" "Anakoretens Gap" and "Av Kunskap Kront Till Gud". 8out of 10.
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