France's solo project Esoctrilihum has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a mystical mixture of black and death metal and this is a review of his 2023 3 disc album "Astral Constellations Of The Majickal Zodiac" which will be released in May by I, Voidhanger Records.
A very fast and raw sound starts off the album along with a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. When synths are utilized they also add a more symphonic style to the songs along with the vocals being mostly high pitched black metal screams as well as some whispers and spoken words also being utilized at times.
All of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while the songs also add in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Death metal growls can also be heard in certain sections of the recording along with the solos and leads also being done in a very dark yet melodic style when they are utilized.
At time s the music also gets very psychedelic sounding along with the songs also adding in a good mixture of both old school and modern influences. Clear vocals can also be heard in certain sections of the recording as well as all of the musical instruments on the album also having a very powerful sound to them.
On the second chapter the music also brings in more brutality as well keeping the symphonic touches of the first chapter along with the third chapter taking the music into more of a progressive direction and intruding elements of doom metal into the songs, clean playing can also be heard briefly. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are a concept album that covers a war between zodiacal deities who contend for dominion over reality through psychic control of the minds which are also inspired by Lovecraftian cosmologies, astrology, space-time concepts and reptilian conspiracy theories.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Esoctrilihum and if you are a fan of mystical black and death metal, you should check out this triple album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Arcane Majestirix Noir" "Shadow Lupus Of Saemons-Thur" "Lunaar Phalanx Of O Draco" and "Serpathei-Xythlon - Reptillian Time Reversed". 8/5 out of 10.
https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/astraal-constellations-of-the-majickal-zodiac
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