Kentucky's solo project Starer has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a very atmospheric and symphonic form of post black metal and this is a review of his 2025 album "Ancient Monuments & Ancient Sadness" which will be released in October as a joint effort between Fiadh Productions, Adironack Black Mass and Snow Wolf Records.
A very melodic, atmospheric and heavy sound starts off the album while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams. Symphonic sounds also mix in with the heavier sections of the songs along with the faster sections of the tracks also adding 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 while clean playing can also be heard on a few songs. Elements of post metal can also be heard at times along with the guitar leads being done in a melodic style when they are utilized, one song also introduces clear chants and singing onto the album and a couple of tracks are also very long and epic in length as well as some spoken words also being used briefly.
On this recording Starer continues the expand on the atmospheric and symphonic black metal style of previous releases. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover philosophy, history and introspection themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Starer and if you are a fan of atmospheric and symphonic post black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "I Cry Your Mother's Blood" "Immortality Of Writers" and "Lie Around My Neck". 8 out of 10.
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