This is a review of another older recording from Netherlands's Deinonychus which shows the music going for a suicidal mixture of black and doom metal and this is a review of their 1997 album "Ark Of Thought" which was re-issued in 2022 by My Kingdom Music as a part of the "Bleak & Vile" box set.
Slow doom metal riffing and suicidal sounding black metal screams and cries start off the album while all of t he musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them. Spoken word parts can also be heard in certain sections of the recording and some of the tracks are also long and epic in length.
Clean playing is also added on some of the tracks while the keyboards also give the music more of an atmospheric feeling when they are utilized. During the faster sections of the songs a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the album more of a raw feeling.
At times the music also adds in some gothic, symphonic and dark metal touches along with most of the songs also sticking to a slower direction, the sounds of fire burning can also b e heard briefly and the album closes with an instrumental. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover pain, sorrow and sadness themes.
In my opinion this was another great sounding album from Deinonychus and if you are a fan of suicidal and depressive black, doom and dark metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Revelation" "Serpent of Old" and "The Fragrant Thorns of Roses". 8 out of 10.
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