This is a review of an older album from Sweden's Svartsyn which showed the music going for more of a satanic and occult style of black metal and the album was originally released in 2007 and called "Timeless Reign" and will be re-issued on cassette in May, 2022 by Nomad Snakepit Productions.
A keyboard orientated intro starts off the album before going into a heavier direction while melodies can also be heard in some of the guitar riffing. All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them and the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats which also gives the tracks more of a raw feeling.
Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams while the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. The songs also sound very modern for 2007 which also showed some progress from previous releases along with the spoken word parts also giving the music more of a ritualistic feeling when they are utilized as well as the music also having its atmospheric moments.
On this recording Svartsyn created something very different form their previous releases without losing any of the raw aggression or darkness of earlier recordings. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover Satanism, Occultism, Left Hand Path and Death Worship themes.
In my opinion this was another great sounding recording from Svartsyn and if you are a fan of occult and satanic black metal, you should check out this re-issue. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Tehom" and "Spiritual Death". 8 out of 10.
https://nomadsnakepit.bandcamp.com/album/timeless-reign
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