Korpelarörelsen are a band from Sweden that plays a very avant garde and ambient form of black metal and this is a review of their 2022 double album "Är du av den rätta tron" which will be released in April by Bleeding Heart Nihilist Productions.
Harsh noises and power electronics start off the album while spoken word parts can also be heard in some parts of the album. When stringed instruments are utilized they also give the songs more of an avant garde feeling along with some bells also being used briefly and the synths also bring in elements of ambient.
All of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while some of the spoken word parts also have their demonic moments. Drones can also be heard in certain sections of the album along with grim black metal screams also being a very huge part of the recording and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can also be heard.
When tremolo picking is utilized they also give the songs more of a raw feeling along with some melodies also being added into some of the guitar riffing. Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as the solos and leads also being done in a very dark yet melodic style.
Some of the riffing also shows influences of death and thrash metal as well as some growls also being utilized in some parts of the recording. The music also has its experimental moments along with each song also sounding very different from each other, whispered vocals can also be heard briefly and towards the end a small amount of clean male and female folk music style vocals are added onto the recording. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are a concept album based upon the Korpela Movement, a proto satanic UFO cult that was around Sweden in the 1930's.
In my opinion Korpelarörelsen are a very great sounding avant garde and ambient black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this double album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Profas" and "Anafas". 8 out of 10.
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