Matianak are a band from Chicago, Illinois that plays a very raw and melodic form of black metal and this is a review of their self released 2022 album "Compilación De Insaniam".
A very dark sounding synth orientated intro starts off the album along with some chants in the background before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them.
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. The tracks also add in a decent mixture of both old school and modern influences along with some death metal growls also being utilized at times as well as a later track also introducing clean playing onto the recording.
Matianak plays a style of black metal that is very raw, melodic and aggressive sounding. The production sounds very raw and heavy while the lyrics cover death, gore, murder, horror, the mentally insane, occultism and voodoo themes.
In my opinion Matianak are a very great sounding raw and melodic black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Psychedelic Insanity" "Homicidal Offering" and "Voodoo Possession". 8 out of 10.
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