This is a review of an earlier recording from Greece's Varathron which was also in the Hellenic style of occult black metal and the album was originally released in 1995 and called "Walpurgisnacht" and will be re-issued with bonus tracks in April 2022 by Vic Records.
Nature sounds start off the album before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also adds in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams along with the keyboards also giving the songs more of an epic atmosphere when they are utilized.
Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Acoustic guitars are also added in certain sections of the album along with some of the tracks also being very long and epic in length and the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style.
All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them along with one track also adding in a small amount of whispers and spoken word parts and as the album progresses a couple of brief keyboard and acoustic guitar interludes can also be heard as well as the bonus tracks also being recorded live. The production sounds very raw and old school while the lyrics cover Occultism, Egyptian Mythology and Darkness themes.
In my opinion this was a very great sounding recording from Varathron and if you are a fan of occult and Greek black metal, you should check out this re-issue. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Cassiopeia's Ode" "Birthrise Of The Graven Image" and "Under The Sight Of Horus". 8 out of 10.
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