This is a review of a split ep between Germany's Fortress Of The Olden Days and Russia's Wintaar called "Von Ruinen und Einsamkeit" which was released in 2018 by Death prayer Records and we will start off the review with Fortress Of The Olden Days a solo project that plays a very raw and atmospheric form of black metal.
His side of the split starts out with some atmospheric sounding synths and dark soundscapes before going into a heavier musical direction. The only track that is presented on his side of t he recording is over 14 minutes in length while t he riffs also add in a great amount of melody and clean singing can also be heard briefly.
When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats can be heard which also gives the track more of a raw feeling. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams along with the song also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as some growls also being utilized at times, when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them, clean playing can also be heard briefly. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover night and rebellion themes.
In my opinion Fortress Of The Olden Days is a very great sounding raw and atmospheric black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out his side of the split.
Next up is Wintaar who return with their atmospheric style of black metal.
Their side of the split starts out with some fwinter sounds before going into a heavier musical direction. Both of their tracks are also very long and epic in length while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams and the faster sections of the songs also add in a lot of blast beats.
When tremolo picking is utilized they also give the songs more of a raw feeling along with the solos and leads also being done in a melodic style. Throughout their side of the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, classical guitars and synths can also be heard briefly. The production sounds very dark and r aw while the lyrics cover winter and nature themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Wintaar and if you are a fan of atmospheric black metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Winter Dawn over The Mountain's Castle".
In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to all fans of raw and atmospheric black metal. 8 out of 10.
https://deathprayerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/von-ruinen-und-einsamkeit
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