Karkanxhol are a solo project from Denmark that plays a very raw form of black metal with elements of ambient and this is a review of his 2026 album "Dies Rattorum" which was released by Kuntskammer Productions.
An ambient orientated intro 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 b eats. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the music is very heavily influenced by the old school era of the genre.
Throughout the album you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the riffs also add in a great amount of melody. Synths also mix in with the heavier sections of the songs at times which also adds in an atmospheric touch to the recording and a couple of the tracks are also very long and epic in length, whispered vocals can also be heard briefly.
Karkanxhol plays a musical style that form of black metal and mixes it with ambient style synths to create a sound of his own. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover darkness themes.
In my opinion Karkanxhol are a very great sounding raw ambient black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Day of Rats" and "Plaguevessel". 8 out 10.
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