Skuggor are a solo project from Sweden that plays a very atmospheric form of black metal and this is a review of his 2024 album "Whispers of Ancient Spells" which will b e released on February 23rd by Naturmacht Productions.
Dark soundscapes and ambient style synths start off the album before going into a heavier direction while the music also has its atmospheric moments. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams along with the riffs also adding in a decent amount of melody and a couple of the tracks are also very long and epic in length.
Synths also mix in with the heavier sections of the songs quite a bit throughout the recording while the music also adds in a good mixture of old school and modern influences. When the album finally speeds up a small amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the song more of a raw feeling and most of the tracks stick to either a slow or mid tempo direction.
Skuggor plays a style of black metal that is very slow, dark and atmospheric sounding. The production sounds very raw and heavy while the lyrics cover shadows of the past, ancient forest, darkness, mist and myths.
In my opinion Skuggor are a very great sounding atmospheric black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Whispers of Ancient Spells" and "A Forgotten past". 8 out of 10.
https://skuggornp.bandcamp.com/album/whispers-of-ancient-spells
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