Italy's solo project Dawn Of A Dark Age has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for an atmospheric, avant garde and experimental mixture of black and doom metal and this is a review of his 2025 album "Ver Sacrum" which will be released in December by My Kingdom Music.
Nature orientated soundscapes and field recordings start off the album along with some acoustic guitars a few seconds later before going into a heavier direction. Most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Clarinets are also utilized at times while the music also mixes jazz, avant garde and experimental elements into the heavier sections of the songs. Vocals are done in more of a grim black metal style while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic direction and clear singing is also added into certain sections of the album
At times the recording also gets very atmospheric sounding along with the slower sections of the album also adding in touches of doom metal. When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the songs more of a raw feeling as well as a few tracks also adding in some tribal style chants, throat singing and percussion, spoken words can also be heard in certain parts of the album and the closing track also adds in some keyboards. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Italian and covers the ancient Samnite people.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Dawn of A Dark Age and if you are a fan of atmospheric, avant garde, experimental black and doom metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Il Voto Infranto (L'Ira Di Mamerte)" and "Venti Anni Dopo - La Partenza (Nascita Della Nazione Sannita)". 8 out of 10.
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