Raakimus are a duo from Finland that plays a very experimental and old school mixture of black metal and dungeon synth and this is a review of their self released 2023 ep "Tuskien taival".
Dungeon synth style synths start off the ep and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard.
When tremolo picking is added the faster riffing they also give the music more of a raw feeling while the songs also mix in a great amount of old school influences. The recording also has its experimental moments along with the tracks also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts
Deep growls can also be heard at times along with the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style as well as one of the tracks being very long and epic in length. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are written in Finnish and cover Anti Christianity, Darkness and Folklore themes.
In my opinion Raakimus are a very great sounding experimental and old school mixture of black metal and dungeon synth and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this duo. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Tuskien taival" and Syntyinen". 8/5 out of 10.
https://raakimus.bandcamp.com/album/tuskien-taival?from=hp
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