Iätön are a duo from Finland that plays an old school form of black metal and this is a review of their 2023 demo "Loitsutulet" which was released by Altare Productions.
Nature sounds start off the demo along with some synths a few seconds later which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. All of t he musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them and most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length.
Most of the music is also very heavily rooted in the 90's era while the faster sections of the songs also add in a decent amount of tremolo picking and blast beats which also gives the recording more of a raw feeling. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams along with the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style, melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing and the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, spoken words are also added on the second track.
Iätön plays a style of black metal that is very heavily rooted in the 90's Scandinavian tradition as well as bringing back the epic sounding synths of that era. The production sounds very dark and r aw while the lyrics are written in Finnish and cover nature, darkness, mysticism and misanthropy themes.
In my opinion Iätön are a very great sounding old school black metal duo and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this demo. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Portit pohjolan näkyvät". 8 out of 10.
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/I%C3%A4t%C3%B6n/3540535028#
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