Obsidyen are a band from France that plays a very atmospheric form of post black metal and this is a review of their 2023 album "Litany Of Iah" which will b e released in November by Drowning In Chaos Records.
Female vocals and synths start off the album before going into more of a heavier, melodic and dissonant direction. 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 and the vocals are mostly angry sounding black metal screams.
Most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length 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 post metal style along with all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them.
At times the music also gets very atmospheric sounding along with some of the songs also adding in clean playing one of which also adds in a more middle eastern favor which also fits in with the concept of the recording, female vocals also return in certain sections of the album and whispers are also added on the closing track. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Ancient Egyptian themes.
In my opinion Obsidyen are a very great sounding aggressive and atmospheric post black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Litany Of Iah" and "Apophis". 8/5 out of 10.
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