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Mistago Varggoth Darkestra are a band from Ukraine that plays a mixture of black metal, dark ambient and industrial and this is a review of their 2026 album "Shattered Gates of Apocalypse" which will be released in September by Oriana Music.
Dark ambient synths start off the album and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Electronic and industrial beats are also utilized quite a bit throughout the recording while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while some of the tracks are also long and epic in length. A couple of the songs are also instrumentals along with the faster sections of the album also adding in a brief use of tremolo picking and blast beats which also gives recording more of a raw feeling
Spoken word samples can also be heard briefly along with some tracks also adding in a small amount of chants and throat singing and most of the album sticks to a mid tempo direction. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover darkness, solitude and apocalyptic themes.
In my opinion Mistago Varggoth Darkestra are a very great sounding mixture of black metal, dark ambient and industrial and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Hybrid Life Syndrome" "Universal Whiplash Doctrine" and "Fanged Skies". 8 out of 10.
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