Enterré Vivant are an international duo with members from Japan and France that plays a very atmospheric form of black metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "Akuzaï" which will be released in May by Antiq.
Stringed instruments and spoken words start off the album along with some clean playing a couple of minutes later before going into a heavier direction. Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams while all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length. tremolo picking and blast beats are also added into the faster sections of the songs which also gives the recording more of a raw feeling and the synths also add in some atmospheric touches.
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. Operatic female vocals can also be heard briefly as well as one track also adding in some children choir samples, when percussion is utilized it also adds in more of a ritualistic touch and clear vocals are also added towards the end. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover the 10 Buddhist Sins and their relation to World War II.
In my opinion Enterré Vivant are a very great sounding epic and atmospheric black metal duo and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Sessho" "Jain" and "Kigo". 8 out of 10.
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