Kouta are a band from Finland that has been featured before in this zine and plays a folk inspired form of black metal and this is a review of their self released 2023 album "Kaarnaköydet" which will be released in April.
Acoustic guitars start off the album along with some clear folk music style vocals a few seconds later which also mixes in with the heavier sections of he songs at times. Stringed instruments can also be heard in certain sections of the recording along with the faster sections of the songs also adding in a great amount of blast beats.
When tremolo picking is added into the faster riffing they also give the music more of a raw feeling while the riffs also add in a great amount of melody. All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them and black metal screams are a very huge part of the recording.
Back up shouts can also be hard at times along with the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style when they are utilized as well as the songs also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts Growls can also be heard in certain sections of the recording and a couple of the tracks are also very long and epic in length and female vocals are added on the closing song. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Finnish and cover the tragic story of two brothers.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Kouta and if you a re a fan of folk inspired black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Turjan Takaa" "Kurja Raakile" and "Klyma Kalvaa". 8 out of 10.
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