United Kingdom's Arrogant Destruktor have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of a raw and old school form of black metal and this is a review of their 2023 album "Written In Blood From The Blade" which will be released in march 31st by Awakening Records.
A very fast and raw sound starts off the album along with a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the music is also very heavily rooted in the second wave style and all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them.
Growls can also be heard at times while the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Synths can also be heard in certain sections of the recording along with a couple of the tracks also being long and epic in length as well as one track also being an instrumental, when guitar solos and leads are finally utilized they are done in a very melodic and old school style, melodies can also be heard in some of the guitar riffing briefly and the album closes with a cover of Necromantia's "Shaman".
On this recording Arrogant Destruktor remains true to the raw and old school style of black metal that they have established on previous releases. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover fantast, celestial and mythical themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Arrogant Destruktor and if you are a fan of raw and old school black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Dirt And Ruin" "The Brand" and "Shaman". 8 out of 10.
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