A very dark and ritualistic sound starts off the ep along with a brief use of spoken word samples before going into a heavier direction. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing and all of the instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
When the music speeds up a decent amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can b e heard which also gives the songs more of a raw feeling. The music also adds in a great amount of old school influences as well as keeping it modern at the same time along with the tracks also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts,
Clear chants can also be heard briefly along with the guitar solos and leads being done in a very melodic style when they are utilized and the ep also closes with an instrumental which also adds in some keyboards. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover Satanism, Occultism and Anti Christianity themes,
In my opinion Umbra are a very great sounding satanic and occult black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Echoes From The Grave". 8 out of 10.
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