Finland/Netherlands's Iku-Turso have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for an old school form of pagan black metal and this is a review of their 2025 ep "Wolfheart" which will be released in June by Purity Through Fire.
A very dark yet heavy sound starts off the ep while a couple of the tracks are also very long and epic in length. All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them along with the vocals being mostly high pitched black metal screams and the keyboards also give the recording more of an atmospheric touch.
Most of the music is very heavily rooted in the 90's era while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats which also gives the recording more of a raw feeling. throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with one song also introducing viking style chants onto the recording, clean playing can also be heard briefly as well as one track also being an Emperor cover. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover Paganism, Darkness and Death themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Iku-Turso and if you are a fan of old school pagan black metal, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Pagan beasts" and "Beyond The Great Vast Forest". 8 out of 10.
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