Aodon are a band from France that has been featured before in this zine and plays an atmospheric form of post black metal and this is a review of their 2023 album "Portraits" which will be released in June by Willowtip Records.
A very fast and raw sound starts off the album along with a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic post metal style while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams and the riffs also ad d in a lot of melody.
Throughout the recording you can also h ear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the music also has its atmospheric moments. Clean playing and synths can also be heard on some of the tracks along with one of the songs also being long and epic in length and as the album progresses a brief use of growls can also be heard.
On this album Aodon plays a style of post black metal that is very aggressive, atmospheric, melodic and modern sounding. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover the depths of human nature, nine different individuals and their experiences with misery, ego, addiction, belief, violence, obedience, abuse, destruction and love.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Aodon and if you are a f an of atmospheric post black metal,, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Swen" "Adam" "Liza" and "Sheelagh". 8 out of 10.
Willowtip: https://willowtip.com/bands/details/aodon.aspx
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