Rituals Of The Dead Hand are a band from Belgium that plays an occult mixture of black, doom and death metal and this is a review of their 2021 album "With Hoof And Horn" which will be released in May by Dunkelheit Produktion.
A very dark and heavy sound starts off the album along with a small amount of ritualistic soundscapes while the slower sections of the songs also bring in elements of doom metal. Most of the tracks are very long and epic in length and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Vocals are mostly angry sounding black metal screams while the clean singing also enhances the occult atmosphere of the songs. Spoken word parts can also be heard at times along with some elements of doom metal also being added into the slower sections of doom metal and death metal growls are also added into some parts of the music.
Keyboards can also be heard in certain sections of the tracks along with the faster sections of the songs also adding in a decent amount of blast beats and tremolo picking which also gives the music more of a raw feeling. Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of both old school and modern influences.
Dark sounding melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing as well as the vocals also having their grim moments. Orchestra structures and choirs can also be heard briefly along with samples also being added utilized at times which also adds more darkness to the music, clean playing can also be heard on the closing track. The production sounds very raw and heavy while the lyrics are a concept album that cover the myths and legends of the Buck Rider Cult.
In my opinion Rituals Of The Dead Hand are a very great sounding occult mixture of black, doom and death metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Sulphur" and "The Defiling Days". 8/2 out of 10.
https://dunkelheitprod.bandcamp.com/album/with-hoof-and-horn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d0dQRDiTvo
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