Germany's Atronos have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for an old school form of pagan black metal and this is a review of their 2026 album "Gram" which was released by Purity Through Fire.
A very fast and raw sound starts off the album along with a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Melodies are also added into a lot of the guitar riffing while the vocals add in a mixture rough pagan singing and black metal screams and the music is very heavily rooted in the old school era of the genre.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Elements of folk music are also mixed in with the heavier sections of the songs along with some growls also being used at times and later tracks also add in a small amount of synths, acoustic guitars and clean playing.
On this recording Atronos plays a style of pagan black metal that is very heavily rooted in the mid 90's era of the genre. The production sounds very raw and old school while the lyrics are written in German and cover Paganism themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Atronos and if you are a fan of old school pagan black metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Geisterflug" "Knochen" "Stolz" and "Zorn". 8 out of 10.
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