California's Sicarius have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for an old school form of black metal with elements of death, thrash metal, goth and rock and this is a review of their 2026 album "Nex" which will be released in April by Adirondack Black Mass.
Spoken word samples start 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 mixed in with some death metal growls and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Most of the music is very heavily rooted in the old school era of the genre while some of the riffing also shows an influence of thrash metal. Angry shouts are also utilized at times along with the songs also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and melodies are also added into some of the riffs.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with some of the clean sections also adding in a touch of goth and some of the music also adds in elements of classic rock mixed in with a more heavy and brutal approach. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover loss, death, retribution and fury.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Sicarius and if you are a fan of old school black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Cold Death" "Crashing Into The Abyss" "Daggers Down" and "Nex". 8 out of 10.
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