Iätön are a duo from Finland that has been featured before in this zine and on this recording plays a very epic, old school and synth orientated form of black metal and this is a review of their 2024 demo "Korpimaille" which was released by Korpituli Productions.
Epic sounding synths and nature sounds start off the demo and also mix in with the heavier section of the songs at times. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams and the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of blast beats.
When tremolo picking is added into the fast riffing they also give the songs more of a raw feeling while the music is also very heavily rooted in the 90's Scandinavian tradition. Clean playing and spoken word parts can also be heard on a couple of tracks and throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style.'
On this recording Iätön remains true to t he old school epic and atmospheric style of black metal that they introduced on their previous release. The production sounds very dark and r aw while the lyrics are written in Finnish and cover nature, darkness, misanthropy and mysticism themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Iätön and if you are a fan of atmospheric, epic and old school black metal, you should check out this demo. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Tähdet hänen kruununsa". 8 out of 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U2Mu7ewmtY
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