Portugal's Black Mold has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of a punk influenced style of raw and old school black metal and this is a review of their 2023 ep "The Unnatural Red Glow Of The Night" which will be released January 31st by Hellprod Records.
A very hard and heavy punk influenced sound starts off the ep along with some angry sounding black metal screams a few seconds later. The music also adds in a great amount of 80's and 90's influences while all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them.
Most of the tracks stick to either a 1 or 2 minute limit while a small amount of blast beats and tremolo picking can be heard when the music finally speeds up which also gives the recording more of a raw feeling. The riffs also add in a brief use of melodies and all of the music also sticks to a heavier direction.
On this recording Black Mold expands on the punk influenced style of old school black metal that they have introduced on a previous release. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover atavistic nihilism, addiction and demonology themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Black Mold and if you are a fan of raw and old school black metal with elements of punk, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Venomous Light" and "Pointed Towards Abstraction". 8 out of 10.
Hear it for yourself with the new track "Venomous Light" HERE at Helldprod's Soundcloud as well as HERE at Helldprod's Bandcamp.
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