Mithrandir are a duo from Finland that plays a medieval fantasy themed form of black metal and this is a review of their self released 2023 album "Towards The Spires of Dol Guldur".
Epic sounding synths start off the album while also bringing in a medieval atmosphere and elements of dungeon synth which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast b eats can b e heard.
When tremolo picking is added into the faster riffing they also give the music more of a raw feeling while clean playing can also be heard in certain sections of the recording. Melodies can also be heard in some of the guitar riffing along with the songs also adding in a decent amount of old school influences.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the guitar solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style when they are utilized as well as one of the tracks also being very long and epic in length, spoken word parts can also be heard on a few songs. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover medieval fantasy and the writings of J.R.R Tolkien.
In my opinion Nothrandir are a very great sounding medieval fantasy themed black metal duo and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Ikliuni" "Crebain" and "Guardians of Fangorn". 8 out of 10.
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