Cataphract are a band from Kansas that plays a v ery raw and atmospheric form of black metal and this is a review of their 2021 album "Coercion And Clairvoyance" which will b e released on cassette in June by Sordid Curse Productions.
Atmospheric sounding synths start off the album before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also uses a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. All of the instruments also h ave a very powerful sound to them while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while the songs also stick mostly to a faster musical direction and only slowing down in certain sections of the recording. Distorted sounding melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with the music also mixing in some old school influences with more modern dissonant structures as well as some of the tracks also being very long and epic in length, clean playing can also be heard briefly towards the end.
Cataphract plays a musical style that takes the raw and old school sound of the black metal genre and mixes it in with the more modern, atmospheric and dissonant era to create something very different. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover Occultism, Alchemy, Clairvoyance, Hypnotism, Paranormal and themes of being chased or followed.
In my opinion Catapracht are a very great sounding raw and atmospheric black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical g enre, you should check out this cassette. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Odd And Ferocious Alchemy" "Lanterns Of Hypnosis" and "Vortex Dreamt Eternal". 8 out of 10.
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