Granitader are a band from Germany that plays a very atmospheric, melodic and old school form of pagan black metal and this is a review of their 2024 album "Der Wald zwischen den Welton" which will be released on March 21st by Purity Through Fire.
The sounds of battle start off the album along with some clean playing, keyboards and spoken word parts a few seconds later before going into more of a heavier and melodic direction. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
At times the music also gets very atmospheric sounding while the album is heavily rooted in the mid 90's to early 2000's pagan style. During the faster sections of the songs you can also hear a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats which also gives the tracks more of a raw feeling.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with the songs also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Growls can also be heard in certain sections of the recording, keyboards also mix in with the heavier sections of the music at times and one track also introduces folk instruments and clear singing onto the album. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in German and cover Nordic paganism, German History and Nature themes.
In my opinion Granitader are a very great sounding atmospheric, melodic and old school pagan black metal b and and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Heimat" "Nathan" and "Netsche". 8 out of 10.
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