Outland Hill are a band from France that plays a mixture of black metal and synthwave and this is a review of their 2023 album "Dodecahedron" which will be released in December by Wregnome Records.
Synths start off the album bringing in elements of synthwave as well as mixing in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. All of the drum beats are also programmed while the vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast b eats can also be heard.
When tremolo picking is added into the faster riffing they also gives the songs more of a raw feeling while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style. Throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with a couple of songs also adding in a small amount of spoken words.
Outland Hill plays a musical style that takers black metal and mixes it with synthwave to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover a small town that is tortured by an interdimensional that controls the weak minds of children.
In my opinion Outland Hill are a very great sounding mixture of black metal and synthwave and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Plastic Geometry" "Metamind" and "Rain Sp0linters Town - Part 2". 8 out of 10.
https://outlandhill.bandcamp.com/album/dodecahedron
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