Ukraine's Ungoliantha have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of an old school style of black metal with soem symphonic elements and this is a review of their 2021 ep "The Howl in The Waste" which was released by Drakkar Productions.
A very heavy and symphonic sound starts off the ep while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams which also get very deep and angry sounding at times. When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the songs more of a raw feeling.
Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the music is also very heavily rooted in the 90's era. Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them as well as one track also adding in a brief use of spoken word parts, when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style and they also bring in a cover of Lord Belial's "Hymn Of The Ancient Spirit Of The Forest".
On this recording Ungoliantha brings in more of an old school and symphonic style that is heavily rooted in the mid 80's. The production sounds very raw and old school while the lyrics cover darkness and mysticism themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Ungoliantha and if you are a fan of old school and symphonic black metal, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Old Blind Man" and "Ghost Wanderer". 8 out of 10.
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