Heraldic Blaze are an international duo with members from Norway and the United States that plays a medieval form of black metal and this is a review of their 2024 demo "Blazoned Heraldry" which will be released on March 21st by Purity Through Fire.
A very dark yet heavy sound starts off the demo while the vocals are mostly grim yet high pitched sounding black metal screams. All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast b eats can be heard.
When tremolo picking is added into the faster riffing they also give the music more of a raw feeling while folk instruments care also mixed in with the heavier sections of the recording at times. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with the songs also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, acoustic guitars can also be heard briefly and one track is also an instrumental.
Heraldic Blaze plays a style of medieval black metal that is more rawer and aggressive than most bands of this genre. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover mythology and medieval themes.
In my opinion Heraldic Blaze are a very great sounding medieval black metal duo and if you are a fan of this musical genres, you should check out this duo. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Torchbearers Of Our Time" and "Scourge Of The Sycophant". 8 out of 10.
https://heraldicblaze.bandcamp.com/track/the-accolade-of-truth
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