Fortress Of The Pearl are a solo project from Greece that plays an atmospheric form of black metal and this is a review of his 2023 album "The Grove" which will be released in February as a joint effort between Fiadh Productions and Vita Detestabilis Records.
A very fast and raw sound starts off the album along with a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Epic sounding synths are also mixed in with the heavier sections of the songs while a couple of the tracks are also very long and epic in length and the vocals ar e mostly high pitched black metal screams.
Melodies are also added into a lot of the guitar riffing while the solo and leads are also done in a very melodic style. At times the riffs also get very repetitive sounding along with some tragic sounding pianos also being utilized in certain sections of the recording and also adds on touches of classical music, nature sounds can also be heard for a few seconds. A couple of the songs are instrumentals and the heavier sections of the songs stick to either a mid tempo or fast direction.
Fortress Of The Pearl plays a style of black metal t ha t is very atmospheric sounding and also very synth and piano orientated. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover nature themes.
In my opinion Fortress Of The Pearl are a very great sounding atmospheric black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "A Solemn Sanctuary" and "At The Center of it All, I Fear Of What's Outside". 8 out of 10.
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