Iceland's Fortid have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a viking and pagan style of black metal with elements of black, death, thrash and heavy metal and this is a review of their 2022 ep "Dómur um dauðan hvern" which will be released on November 18th by Lupus Lounge.
Atmospheric sounding synths and tribal style beats start off the ep along with some clean playing a few seconds later before going into a heavier direction. Both of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of blast beats and tremolo picking with also gives the music more of a raw feeling.
All of the musical instruments on the recording have a very powerful sound to them while the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams along with some death metal growls also being utilized at times and the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
When guitar solos and leads are added into the music they are also done in a very melodic style which also shows an influence of traditional metal along with some clear vocals also being utilized on both songs as well as some of the riffing also adding in a touch of thrash metal. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Icelandic and cover Norse Mythology themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Fortid and if you are a fan of atmospheric pagan and viking black metal, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Fimbulvetur". 8 out of 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP9CCFVpFGc&feature=youtu.be
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