This is a review of another earlier release from Greece's Varathron which was also in the Hellenic style of occult black metal and the ep was originally release d in 1999 and called "The Lament Of Gods" which will b e re-issued in March, 2022 by Vic Records and also consists of their 1997 demo "Sarmutius Pegorus".
A very ritualistic sound starts off the ep before going into a heavier direction while melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing. Keyboards and ethnic style scales are also added into certain sections of the recording while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams that also get deep sounding in some parts of the recording while some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length. Clean playing and whispers can also be heard at times and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats are also utilized.
At times the music also gets very epic sounding along with one tracks also adding in a brief use of acoustic guitars and they also bring in a cover of Mercyful Fate's "Nuns have no Fun" which also adds in some Gregorian chants that was not on the original version as well as the ep sticking to mostly a mid tempo direction.
The songs on the demo bonus tracks also being in more of a rawer and faster style then the ep but still adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, stringed instruments and acoustic gutiars can also be heard briefly and the tracks also show an influence of classical music as well as the closing song also adding in a brief use of spoken word parts. The production sounds very raw and old school while the lyrics cover Occultism, Evil, Darkness and Historical themes.
In my opinion this was another great sounding recording from Varathron and if you are a fan of Greek and occult black metal, you should check out this re-issue. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Fire Spell -Forbidden lust" "Beyond The Grave" and "The Vision Of The Nameless Soul". 8 out of 10.
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