Høstsol are an international band with members from Norway, Finland and Sweden that are also known for their other bands Ajattara, Manes and Shining and plays a very old school and Nordic style of black metal and this is a review of their album "Länge leve döden" which will be released in 2023 as a joint effort between Avantgarde Music and The Sinister Initiative.
Atmospheric soundscapes and operatic female vocals start off the album before going into a heavier direction. All of the musical instruments on the album also have a very powerful sound to them while the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody and the vocals are mostly angry sounding black metal screams.
A great portion of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while synths can also be heard on some of the songs. When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats can be heard which also gives the music more of a raw feeling along with the recording also adding in a lot of 90's influences without sounding out dated.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the guitar solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style when they are utilized, Gregorian chants can also be heard briefly and one track also adds in a brief use of clean playing. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in a mixture of English and Swedish and cover dark themes.
In my opinion Høstsol are a very great sounding old school and atmospheric black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "As Seen Through the Eyes Of The Prophet" and "Parellellt dubbeliv". 8 out of 10.
Find digital preorders at Bandcamp HERE.
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