This is a review of a split album between Germany/Chile's Mantiel and Ecuador's Wampyric Rites called "Ensomhet (Shattered memories From A Distant Past)" which will be released in march by Inferna Profundus Records and we will start off the review with Mantiel who return with their raw and old school style of black metal.
Their side of the split starts out with a very dark yet heavy sound that is very heavily rooted in the 90's era. When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can b e heard which also gives the songs more of a raw feeling while the vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams.
Some of t heir tracks are also long and epic in length along with the songs also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Clean playing can be heard on a couple of songs as well as the songs also capturing a very lo-fi atmosphere at times. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics pay homage to the great black dragon.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Mantiel and if you are a fan of raw and old school black metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Crossing the Ancient Dusk".
Next up is Wampyric Rites who return with their raw, old school and vampyric style of black metal.
Their side of the split starts out with some synths which also introduces elements of dungeon synth onto the recording before going into a very fast and r aw musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats while the vocals are mostly grim y et high pitched sounding black metal screams.
Most of the music is heavily rooted in the 90's era along with the riffs also adding in a small amount of melody at times. Throughout their side of the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as one song also adding in a brief use of clean playing, melodic guitar leads can also be heard briefly and a couple of tracks are also instrumentals. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics pay homage to the great black dragon.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Wampyric Rites and if you are a fan of raw, old school and vampyric black metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "III Agonizante Trance Lunar".
In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and i would recommend it to all fans of raw, old school and vampyric black metal.
https://infernaprofundusrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ensomhet-shattered-memories-from-a-distant-past
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