This is a review of a split ep between Italy's Maluriu and Lykten which will be released in June by Nero Corvino and we will start off the review with Maluriu who return with their raw and old school style of black metal.
Their side of the split starts out with rain, thunder sounds and dark soundscapes along with some acoustic guitars a few seconds later. Chants can also be heard briefly before going into a heavier direction while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams as well as the music also being heavily rooted in the 90's era, when guitar solos and leads are utilized they also remain true an old school style and their side of the split closes with a Devo cover, The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover metal themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Malauriu and if you are a fan of raw and old school black metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Goat Metal".
Next up is Lykten a solo project that plays a very raw form of black metal.
His side of the split starts out with melodic guitar solos and leads along with some heavy riffing and high pitched black metal screams a few seconds later. When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the songs more of a raw feeling.
At times the vocals go into a deeper direction long with one song also adding in a brief use of spoken word parts as well as the songs also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the music is heavily rooted in the old school era, melodies can also be heard in some of the guitar riffing and synths are added on the outro. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover folk tales and myths.
In my opinion Lykten are a very great sounding raw black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out his side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "The Siege".
In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to all fans of raw and old school black metal. 8 out of 10.
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Malauriu/3540377670#
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Lykten/3540502221
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