This is a review of another recording from Flint, Michigan's solo project Wraithlord which shows the music going for an atmospheric and raw form of black metal and the album was self released in 2021 and called "Tal der Phantome".
Ambient style keyboards starts off the album along with some acoustic guitars a few seconds later before going into a heavier direction. When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats can be heard which also gives the songs more of a raw feeling and the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style.
Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length along with all of the musical instruments having a very powerful sound to them and the vocals are mostly grim black metal screams.
The music also has its atmospheric moments along with one track is adding some traditional metal elements into the guitar riffing and leads, acoustic guitars also return on later tracks along with one song also introducing folk instruments into the music, one of the songs is also an instrumental. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover nature, hatred and depression themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Wraithlord and if you are a fan of raw and atmospheric black metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Kosmiche Ruinen" and "Tal der Phantome". 8 out of 10.
https://wraithlord.bandcamp.com/album/tal-der-phantome
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