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Gladium Regis are a solo project from the United Kingdom that plays and epic form of pagan black metal and this is a review of his 2025 album "Regis" which will be released in February by Dusktone.
Classical guitars start off the album while folk instruments are also utilized at times and the synths also add in elements of dungeon synth and mix in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Spoken words can also be heard briefly and the vocals add in a mixture of clear pagan singing and high pitched black metal screams.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while the music is also very heavily rooted in the mid 90's era. Melodies are also added into a lot of the guitar riffing along with all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them and the album also has its atmospheric and symphonic moments.
A couple of tracks are also very long and epic in length and when the music finally speeds up a small amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the music more of a raw feeling along with most of the album sticking to either a slow or mid tempo direction. some of the tracks also add in touches of power, traditional metal and medieval music. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Paganism, Gnosticism, Occultism, Fantasy, Esoteric and Medieval themes.
In my opinion Gladium Regis are a very great sounding epic pagan black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Crux inversa Intra Lunam" and "Quest". 8 out of 10.
https://dusktone.bandcamp.com/album/quest
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