Penthos are a band from Greece that plays an old school form of black metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "Erevos" which will be released in October by Darkness Shall Rise.
Clean playing which returns on later tracks starts off the album before going into a heavier direction while the music also has its atmospheric moments. When the recording speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the songs more of raw feeling and the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams.
A lot of the music is also very heavily rooted in the classic Scandinavian style while the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody. Throughout the album you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them, when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style
Pentthos plays a style of black metal that is very raw and atmospheric in the classic Scandinavian tradition. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover the dark aspects of Greek Mythology.
In my opinion Penthos are a very great sounding old school black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Nekyia" "Bloodstained Path" "Charon" and "Forlorn Voyage". 8 out of 10.
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