Azgaal are a solo project from France that plays a very modern form of occult black metal and this is a review of his 2026 album "Divine Hitman" which will be released in September by Fetzner Death Records.
A very dark, heavy and melodic sound 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 beats. Vocals are done in more of an angry black metal style while the music also incorporates a lot of punk elements.
Clear singing is also utilized at times while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Clean playing can also be heard briefly along with the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style along with all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them.
Spoken words can also be heard briefly along with the music being very heavily rooted in the modern era of the genre. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing as well as one track also adding in a brief use of spoken words. Synths can also be heard at times and the recording also has its atmospheric moments and some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length, one song is also an instrumental. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in a mixture of French and English and cover the influence of occult forces.
In my opinion Azgaal are a very great sounding modern occult black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Versipelis" "To The Ice Palace" "The Bewitched Souls" and "The Occultist Error". 8 out of 10.
https://fetznerdeathrecords.bandcamp.com/album/azgaal-divine-hitman
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