Sicut Glacies are an international duo with members from Norway and Italy that plays an atmospheric form of black metal and this is a review of their self released 2020 album "En reise gjennom kalde dimensjoner".
A very fast and raw sound starts off the album along with a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams while the songs also add in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length.
At times the music also gets very atmospheric sounding while synths are also added into some parts of the songs. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with a brief use of wolves howling as well as the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style and the songs also add in a great mixture of both old school and modern influences.
As the album progresses they bring in a cover of Marduk's "Opus Nocturne" which also introduces spoken word parts onto the recording along with one song also adding in a brief use of melodic yet ritualistic chants. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are written in a mixture of English and Norwegian and cover Nature, Winter and Luciferian themes.
In my opinion Sicut Blacies are a very great sounding atmospheric black metal duo and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Mighty Mountains - Witness Of Time" and "In Nomine Luciferi Draconis".8 out of 10.
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Sicut_Glacies/3540470592
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