This is a review of another recording from France's Aldaaron which shows the music going for more of a harsh style of pagan black metal and the album will b e released in November of 2022 and is called "Arcane Mountain Cult".
The sounds of winter and synths start off the album before going into more of a melodic and heavier musical direction, The songs also add in a great amount of old school influences while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams and when the music speeds up a lot of blast b eats can b e heard.
When tremolo picking is utilized they also give the songs more of a raw feeling while the vocals also have their deeper moments. Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the music also having its atmospheric moments and synths also mix in with the heavier sections of the songs at times.
A couple of the tracks are also long and epic in length along with some acoustic guitars and clean playing also being added on a couple of tracks, spoken word parts can also be heard briefly. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover Paganism, Mythology, Philosophy, Fantasy and Winter themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Aldaaron and if you are a fan of pagan black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Pride And Sorrow" and "Adorned With Frost". 8 out of 10.
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