Ulven are a solo project from Akron, Ohio that has had music reviewed before in this zine and plays a very raw form of occult black metal and this is a review of his 2018 album "Death Rites Upon A Winged Cross" which was released by Death prayer Records.
Ritualistic sounding synths start off the album while chants and bells can also be heard briefly 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 grim yet high pitched sounding black metal screams and growls can also be heard at times.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style. Acoustic guitars are also added on a couple of tracks along with some of the tracks also being very long and epic in length.
Whispered vocals can also be heard briefly along with some melodies also being added into the guitar riffing at times. All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them as well as the songs also adding in a decent mixture of both modern and old school influences, one of the tracks is also an instrumental. The production sounds very raw and heavy while the lyrics cover death worship themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Ulven and if you are a fan of raw and occult black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Howling Death" and "Where Light barely Penetrates". 8 out of 10.
https://deathprayerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/death-rites-upon-a-winged-crusade
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