Szivillizs are a solo project from Switzerland that plays a very medieval form of black metal and this is a review of his 2026 album "Totätänzer" which will be released in December by Dominance Of Darkness.
Spoken words start off the album before going into more of a melodic and heavier direction while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them. 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.
Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams while the synths also give the album more of an epic and atmospheric feeling when they are utilized. A lot of the music is also very heavily rooted in the mid 90's era of the genre along with the recording capturing a very medieval atmosphere at times.
The songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style when they are utilized, clear singing can also be heard on a few tracks, clean playing and folk instruments can also be heard briefly. The production sounds very raw and old school while the lyrics are written in the songwriters native tongue and cover Snow-covered Alps, cold sandstone and the romanticization of a defining historical era.
In my opinion Szivillizs are a very great sounding medieval black metal solo project and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Fründ Hain" "Chlepfsaft" and "Vo Siechä u Cheibä". 8 out of 10.
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