Nachtgnawler are a band from Finland that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording plays a very raw, old school and vampyric form of black metal and this is a review of their 2026 ep "Medieval Devourer" which will be released on March 21st by Purity Through Fire.
High pitched black metal screams start off the ep before going into a very fast and raw musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Most of the music is also very heavily rooted in the old school era of the genre while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they also remain very true to a 90's style which also has its melodic moments along with one talk also adding in some medieval battle sounds, synths can also be heard briefly before returning back to a heavier direction and one song also adds in a small amount of clear singing.
On this recording Nachtgnawler plays a style of black metal that is very raw and aggressive in the 90's tradition. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover death, medieval, vampirism and occultism themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Nachtgnawler and if you are a fan of raw, old school and vampyric black metal, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Medieval Devourer" and "Desecrator". 8 out of 10.
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