Olhava are a duo from Russia that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording plays an atmospheric mixture of post black metal and blackgaze and this is a review of their 2026 album "Memorial" which will be released on February 27th by Avantgarde Music.
Field recordings start off the album along with some atmospheric sounding synths which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the recording. Most of the songs are also very long and epic in length when the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the tracks more of a raw feeling.
Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams which are mixed down low while in the mix while all of the musical instruments sound very powerful. Throughout the album you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the riffs also adding in a great amount of melody.
At times the riffs also add in more of a repetitive approach along with the solos and leads also adding in more of a melodic post metal style when they are utilized as well as the calmer sections of the album also bringing in elements of shoegaze, some of the tracks are also instrumentals and nature sounds can also be heard briefly. The production sounds very raw and lo-fi while the lyrics cover Rebirth themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Olhava and if you are a fan of atmospheric post black metal and blackgaze, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "After I'm Gone" and "The River Wakes". 8 out of 10.
https://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/memorial
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