A very dark yet heavy sound starts off the album while most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length. When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the recording more of a raw feeling and the riffs also add in a lot of melody.
Vocals are mostly angry sounding black metal screams while spoken words can also be heard on a couple of tracks. Throughout the album you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the music being very heavily rooted in the 90's era as well as adding in a more modern touch.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them. Keyboards can also be heard briefly and one track also adds in a brief use of clean playing. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics are written in Icelandic and cover man's relationship with the sacred in an existential sense.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Vafurlogi and if you are a fan of melodic and old school black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Af heilagri heift" "Vitjun" and "Earthly Vestiges". 8 out of 10.
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