Hungary's solo project Nagaarum has returned with an older recording which shows the music moving away from the ambient, black and doom metal elements of his previous releases and goes for a mixture of psychedelic and alternative rock and this is a review of his 2015 album "Gleccserek" which was re-issued in 2019 by NGC Productions.
Programmed drumbeats start off the album along with some melodic riffing a few seconds later while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them. psychedelic soundscapes are also utilized quite a bit throughout the recording and the songs also add in a great amount of clean playing.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while the album also adds in a great amount of alternative and post rock elements. Spoken word parts can also be heard at times along with one song also adding in a brief use of whispers as well as the vocals also being done in a clean style.
When the music speeds up a small amount of blast beats and black metal influences can also be heard as well as the music going into more of an experimental direction on later songs along with one song also being an instrumental and as the album progresses a brief use of female vocals can also be heard. The production sounds very dark while the lyrics cover geological ages.
In my opinion this was another decent sounding recording from Nagaarum and while some black metal fans might not like the direction of this release, I can see this recording appealing to fans of alternative, psychedelic and post rock. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Szaporulat" "Katasztrofa" and "Sailing At The Chilled Sea - III. The Melting". 7/5 out of 10.
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