This is a review of a split album between U.S.A's the oracle and the United Kingdom's Reign A.D called "The Mountain Peaks Of Prophecy" which will b e released in December by Repose Records and we will start off the review with The Oracle a duo that plays a ritualistic mixture of industrial, dark ambient and electronic music.
Their side of the split starts out with some electronic music beats along with some dark ambient style synths a few seconds later. Programmed beats and industrial elements can also be heard at times while the electric guitars also add in some metal influences as well as the music also having its ritualistic moments and guitar leads are also added in briefly, all of the song s stick to an instrumental direction.
In my opinion The Oracle are a very great sounding ritualistic mixture of dark ambient, industrial and electronic music and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this duo.
Next up is Reign A.D a solo project that plays a very progressive form of occult black metal.
His side of the split starts out with a very ritualistic sounding intro which also adds in some tribal style drums, synths, guitar noises and whispered vocals before going into more of a heavier, progressive and dissonant direction while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams.
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,. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with the tracks also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as the music also having its atmospheric moments, clear vocals and clean playing are also used briefly. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics show some inspirations from the writings of St, Cyprian of Antioch and cover the Demon Kings.
In my opinion Reign A.D are a very great sounding progressive occult black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out his side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "A Shadow Flickers Over Head" and "Passing Through The River".
In conclusion i feel this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to all fans of ritual, industrial, dark ambient and black metal. 8 out of 10.
https://theoraclema.bandcamp.com/album/the-mountain-peaks-of-prophecy-2
https://thetruereign.bandcamp.com/
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