Amaethon are a solo project from Austin, Texas that plays a very atmospheric form of black metal and this is a review of his 2025 album "Exclusion Zone" which was released as a joint effort between Symbol Of Domination Productions and The End Of Times Records.
A very dark yet heavy sound starts off the album while the synths also give the music more of an atmospheric touch. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic post metal style along with the vocals being mostly grim sounding black metal screams and all of the tracks are also very long and epic in length.
Melodies are also added into a lot of the guitar riffing 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.
Elements of ambient can also be heard at times along with a couple of tracks also adding in a small amount of acoustic guitars, spoken words and nature sounds can also be heard briefly as well as one track also being an instrumental. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are inspired by the 1979 film "Stalker".
In my opinion Amaethon are a very great sounding atmospheric black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Slum Of Enlightenment" and "Salve And Rifle". 8 out of 10.
https://symbolofdomination.bandcamp.com/album/sodp162-amaethon-exclusion-zone-2025
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