Italy's Mortuary Drape has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for an old school and occult form of black metal and this is a review of their 2023 album "Black Mirror" which will be released in November by Peaceville Records.
Keyboards start off the album and also brings in the atmosphere of a classic horror movie soundtrack while the vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams along with a few growls. Melodies can also b e heard in some of the heavier riffing as well as all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in more of an early 80's extreme metal style. Influences of death and traditional metal can also be heard at times at times while t he songs also mix in both first and second wave elements and clean playing can also be heard in certain sections of the recording.
When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can also be heard along with some tracks also adding in a small amount of clean playing. Keyboards are also mixed in with the heavier sections of the songs at times and throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, clear vocals are also utilized briefly The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover magickal rites, real events and spells that are in a parallel world that bind us to our past lives.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Mortuary Drape and if you are a fan of old school occult black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Restless Death" "Drowned In Silence" "Nocturnal Coven" and "Fading Flowers Spell". 8 out of 10.
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