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Imbolc are a duo from Italy that plats a very melodic and old school form of black metal and this is a review of their 2026 album "Sette Cornici di Purificazione" which will be released in February as a joint effort between Masked Dead Records and Sulphur Music.
A very dark yet distorted sound starts off the album before going into a heavier direction while some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length. You can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording along with the riffs also adding in a lot of melody and the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams.
When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats can be heard which also gives the album more of a raw feeling. A lot of the recording is also very heavily rooted in the 90's old school tradition along with the solos and leads also adding in more of a modern post metal style.
Throughout the album you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with some spoken words also being used at times. Clean playing is also added on a couple of tracks as well as the synths also capturing the atmosphere of a classic horror movie when they are utilized, clean playing, classical and acoustic guitars can also be heard on a few songs. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover inner suffering, the discomfort of everyday life, and the worthiness of human beings with some references to old horror movies
In my opinion Imbolc are a very great sounding melodic and old school black metal duo and if you are a fan of melodic and old school black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Chasmigration" "Architecture Of Suicide" and "In The Reign Of Light Only Darkness Can Be". 8 out of 10.
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