Finland's Kalmankantaja have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of an atmospheric and depressive form of black metal and this is a review of their 2023 album "Second Death" which will be released in March by Mianthropia Records.
Melodic guitar solos and leads start off the album along with some heavy riffing a few seconds later. Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams as well as some clear singing also being utilized at times while the music also has its melancholic and depressive moments and the slower sections of the songs also show an influence of doom metal.
Some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while the riffs also ad d in a decent amount of melody. At times the music also goes into more of an atmospheric direction A lot of the music also shows an influence of the 90's goth metal style and the whole recording sticks to either a slow or mid tempo direction, growls can also be heard briefly.
On this recording Kalmankantaja takes an atmospheric and depressive style of black metal and mixes it with 90's era gothic/doom metal to create an album that is very different from their previous releases. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics solitude themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Kalmankantaja and if you are a fan of atmospheric and depressive black, goth and doom metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "When I leave" and "Second Death". 8 out of 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl29k7JecQU
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