Midnight Odyssey are a solo project that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording plays a very atmospheric and cosmic form of ambient black metal with some touches of doom and traditional metal and this is a review of his 2021 double album "Biolume Part 2: The Golden Orb" which will be released in March by I, Voidhanger Records.
Ambient style synths start off the album and also mix in with the heavier sections of the music while also utilizing a variety of many different sounding keys. Most of the songs are also very long and epic in length along with some clean vocals also being added into some parts of the recording and all of the drum beats are also programmed.
Touches of medieval music can also be heard in some parts of the recording while the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them.
The slower sections of the songs also mix in elements of doom metal along with the music also adding in some traditional metal influences. Black metal screams are also a very huge part of the recording as well as some spoken word parts also being added into certain sections of the album.
Military style battle horns can also be heard quite a bit throughout the recording as well as the music also showing an influence of Viking era Bathory along with one of the tracks also introducing death metal growls onto the album, operatic choirs can also be heard briefly. and as the album progresses whispered vocals can also be heard briefly and all of the music sticks to either a slow or mid tempo direction. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Greek, Roman and Near Eastern Mythology and Literature themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Midnight Odyssey and if you are a fan of atmospheric, ambient and cosmic black and doom metal, you should check out this double album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Dawn-Bringer" "Rise Of Thunder" "The Unconquered Star" and "The Chains Become Mine". 8 out of 10.
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