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Arctos are a band from Alberta, Canada that has been featured before in this zine and on this recording plays a very atmospheric and melodic form of black metal and this is a review of t heir 2026 album "A Path Apart" which will b e released in November by Northern Silence Productions.
Dark soundscapes and synths start off the album before going into a heavier direction while the recording also has its atmospheric moments. All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them along with the vocals being mostly high pitched black metal screams and the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style.
Spoken words can also be heard briefly while the riffs also add in a great amount of melody and when the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the album more of a raw feeling. Throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
Some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length along with some piano's are also used at times and some songs also add in a small amount of clear singing as well as one track also being an instrumental. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover disillusionment, loss, perseverance and finding your own path.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Arctos and if you are a fan of atmospheric and melodic black metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Altar Of Storms" and "The Cloak". 8 out of 10.
Bandcamp: https://arctosofficial.bandcamp.com
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