This is a review of a self released split album between Baltimore, Maryland's Nixil and Portland, Oregon's Drouth called "Toward Dead Temples" which will be released in April and we will start off the review with Nixil who return with their atmospheric style of black metal.
Their side of the split starts out with some atmospheric sounding synths which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Clean playing can also be heard briefly while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them and the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams mixed in with a few growls.
When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats can be heard which also gives their side of the recording more of a raw feeling. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing as well as the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style, the songs also bring in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, clear singing can also be heard at times. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover death and isolation themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Nixil and if you are a fan of atmospheric black metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Never Rise Again".
Next up is Drouth who return with their mixture of black and death metal.
Their side of the split starts out with a very heavy and melodic sound while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats which also gives their side of the recording more of a raw feeling and the vocals are mostly black metal screams mixed in with some crust style shouting.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very melodic style along with the songs also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, death metal growls are also utilized at times, some of the slow riffing also adds in elements of doom metal. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover darkness and misery themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Drouth and if you are a fan of black and death metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "The Outer Church".
In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and i would recommend it to all fans of modern American black metal. 8 out of 10.
nixil.bandcamp.com/album/toward-dead-temples-nixil-drouth
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