Sweden's Ofermod have returned with a new recording which continues the occult black metal style of previous releases and this is a review of their 2022 ep "Ofermodian Litanies" which will be released in November as a joint effort between Shadow and Regain Records.
A very dark, heavy and melodic sound starts off the ep while the riffs also bring in elements of death metal. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams along with the faster sections of the songs also adding in a great amount of blast beats and tremolo picking and blast b eats which also gives the music more of a raw feeling.
Most of the music is also very heavily rooted in the classic Swedish style while all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with the songs also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, whispers and spoken word parts can also b e heard briefly as well as the vocals also adding in a grim shouting approach at times and the whole ep also sticks to a heavier direction.
On this recording Ofermod remains true to the occult black metal style that they have established on previous releases. Th e production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Luciferian, Left Hand Path, Occultism and Mesopotamian Magick themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Ofermod and if you are a fan of this band, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Luitany Of The Lascivious Lucifuga" and "Chaos Reverberation". 8 out of 10.
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