Poland's Cien have returned with a new recording which continues the depressive style of black metal from previous releases and this is a review of their 2021 album "Redemption" which will be released in November by Godz Of War Productions.
Dark soundscapes and synths start off the album along with some clean playing a few seconds later before going into a heavier direction. Vocals are mostly high pitched yet depressive black metal screams while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of blast beats and tremolo picking which also gives the music more of a raw feeling.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Spoken words can also be heard on a couple of songs along with a great portion of the tracks also being very long and epic in length.
One song also adds in a brief use of acoustic guitars as well as a later tracks also introducing whispered vocals into the music, at times the vocals also get very deep and angry sounding and the music also has its progressive moments. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover spirituality, misanthropy and nihilism themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Cien and if you are a fan of depressive black metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Hour of Justice" and "Virtues of Death". 8 out of 10.
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