Orelisk are a solo project from Traverse City, Michigan that plays a very melodic and old school form of black metal and this is a review of their 2023 album "The Underworld Obscura" which will be released in June by Northern Spire Records.
A very fast and raw sound starts off the album along with a great amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the music is also very heavily rooted in t he 90's era as well as some of the tracks also being very long and epic in length and the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody.
Clean playing can also be heard in certain sections of the recording while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic yet aggressive style and the music is also very heavily influenced by the classic Nordic and USBM bands as well as the closing track also being an instrumental.
Orelisk plays a style of black metal that is very old school and melodic in the 90's tradition. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover doomed nomads, ancient beasts and unhinged minds.
In my opinion Orelisk are a very great sounding old school and melodic black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The War Of Despair" and "Derelict House Of Desires". 8 out of 10.
https://orelisk.neocities.org/
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