Portugal's solo project Black Cilice has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a raw form of black metal and this is a review of his 2026 album "Votive Fire" which will be released in May by Iron Bonehead Productions.
A very dark and ritualistic sound starts off the album before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams which are mixed low in the mix and the recording captures a very lo-fi atmosphere.
All of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. A small amount of dark sounding melodies can also be heard in some of the guitar riffing at times and the whole album also sticks to a heavier musical direction, guitar leads are also added on the closing track.
On this recording Black Cilice plays a very raw and lo-fi form of black metal. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover past lives, manipulation of energy, isolation, self-knowledge and transcendence themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Black Cilice and if you are a fan of raw and lo-fi black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Released By Fire" and "Deconstruction Of All Realties". 8 out of 10.
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