New Zealand/Scotland's Barshasketh have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a raw, atmospheric and melodic form of occult black metal and this is a review of their album "Antinomian Asceticism" which will be released in 2025 by W.T.C Productions.
Bells start off the album before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly grim yet high pitched sounding black metal screams while a great portion of the tracks are also very long and epic in length.
Clear singing can also be heard in certain sections of the recording while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Melodies are also added into a lot of the guitar riffing along with the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style, one song also introduces clean playing onto the album.
The music also has its atmospheric moments along with the songs also mixing in influences form both the old school and modern eras of the genre, synths can also be heard at times and one song is also an instrumental and when whispers are utilized they also give the album more of a ritualistic touch. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Occultism, Left Hand Path, Existentialism and Philosophy themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Barshasketh and if you are a fan of raw, atmospheric and melodic occult black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Radiant Aperture" "Charnel Quietism" and "Exultation Of Ceaseless Defiance". 8 out of 10.
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