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Finland's Iku-Turso have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of an old school form of pagan black metal and this is a review of their 2022 album "Into Dawnless Realms" which will be released in May as a joint effort between Korpituli Productions and Wolfspell Records.
Raw tremolo picking starts off the album while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of blast beats. Synths can also be heard in some parts of the recording and also gives the songs more of an atmospheric feeling along with the vocals being mostly high pitched black metal screams.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Most of the music is also very heavily rooted in the 90's Nordic second wave style and all of the tracks are also very long and epic in length, clear vocals can also be heard in certain sections of the album. Spoken word parts can also be heard briefly and a small amount of clean playing is also added on the closing song.
On this recording Iku-Turso remain true to the old school style of pagan black metal that they have established on previous releases. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are written in a mixture of English and Finnish and cover Paganism, Darkness and Nature themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding from Iku-Turso and if you are a fan of old school pagan black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Wrath of The Woesome Woods" and "Valor". 8 out of 10.
Bandcamp: https://iku-turso.bandcamp.com/
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