A/Oratos are a band from France that plays a very melodic and Gnostic themed form of black metal and this is a review of their album "Ecclesia Gnostica" which will be released in 2024 by Les Acteurs de L'Ombre Productions.
A very dark, heavy and melodic sound starts off the album while you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams along with a great portion of the tracks being long and epic in length and blast b eats are also added into the faster sections of the recording.
Throughout the album you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while shouts can also be heard briefly. Acoustic guitars and spoken word parts are also added on a couple of songs along with the music also having its progressive moments and when tremolo picking is added into the faster riffing they also give the tracks more of a raw feeling.
When guitar solos and leads are introduced into the music they are also done in a very melodic style. along with one song also introducing clear vocals onto the album, the music also has its atmospheric moments, synths are also added on the closing track. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in French and cover the ancient esoteric traditions of Hermeticism, Kaballah and Gnosis of the first centuries.
In my opinion A/Oratos are a very great sounding melodic Gnostic themed black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Daath" and "Le Septieme Sceau". 8 out of 10.
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