Portae Obscuritas are a band from Austria that has been featured before in this zine and plays an occult form of black metal and this is a review of their 2024 album "KHAOS" which will be released in october by Northern Fog Records.
Clean playing starts off the album along with some synths a few seconds later before going into a heavier direction. All of the tracks are also very long and epic in length 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 faster riffing they also give the songs more of a raw feeling while clear vocals and growls can also be heard at times. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with some spoken word parts also being utilized on a few songs as well as the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style when they are introduced into the music, ritualistic bells are also added on the closing track.
On this recording Portae Obccuritas brings out a very modern and aggressive style of black metal that is also very heavily rooted in the classic and more traditional sound of the genre. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Occultism and Cosmic Forces.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Portae Obscuritas and if you are a fan of occult black metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "K" and "S". 8 out of 10.
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