Blenchatra are a solo project from the united Kingdom that plays an atmospheric mixture of pagan black and speed metal and this is a review of his 2023 album II: On These Shores Where Nothing Stands" which will b e released on September 29th by Naturmacht Productions.
Nature sounds start off the album along with some clean playing a few seconds later while the synths also give the music more of an atmospheric feeling and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style.
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. Vocals are mostly grim y et high pitched sounding black metal screams along with the riffs also adding in a decent amount of melody and elements of speed metal are also added into some of the riffing.
Death metal growls can also be heard at times along with the riffs also adding in a lot of melody. Throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them, spoken word parts are also added into certain sections of the album and a great portion of the tracks are also very long and epic in length, one song also adds in a brief use of clear vocals. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover ancient rituals, beliefs and myths of the ancient Celtic people of England.
In my opinion Blenchatra are a very great sounding atmospheric mixture of pagan black and speed metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this solo project. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Forest Samhain" "Circle of Stones" and "Cernunnos". 8/6 out of 10.
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