Norway's Tulus has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of an old school style of black metal and this is a review of their 2023 album "Fandens Kall" which will be released in February by Soulseller Records.
A very dark yet heavy sound starts off the album before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Most of the music is very rooted in the classic Norwegian style while the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with the mid tempo sections of the album also bringing in elements of black'n'roll as well as one song also adding in a brief use of clean playing.
The solos and leads are also done in a very old school style when they are utilized along with a couple of the songs also adding in a brief use of acoustic guitars, synths, piano's and female vocals and the music also has its atmospheric moments, spoken word parts are also added on the closing track. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Norwegian and cover Dark Folklore themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Tulus and if you are a fan of Norwegian black metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Fandens Kall" "Slagmark" "Sjelesmerte" and "Snomyrke". 8 out of 10.
https://youtu.be/yZgTQJgrYh8
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