Valontuoja are a solo project from Finland that h as had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording plays a very raw, melodic and atmospheric form of black metal and this is a review of theri 2025 album "Tulesta Syntynt" which will be released in November by inverse Records.
A very heavy and melodic sound starts off the album while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats which also gives the recording more of a raw feeling. Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams and the solos and leads also add in a great amount of melody.
When synths are utilized they also give the album more of an atmospheric feeling while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Most of the music is rooted in the modern era along with some of the tracks also being very long and epic in length, all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them and a couple of songs also adds in a small amount of clean playing.
On this recording Valontuoja brings out a very fast, aggressive, raw, melodic and atmospheric style of black metal. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Finnish and cover the desolate realms of human despair.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Valontuoja and if you are a fan of raw, melodic and atmospheric black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Palaneiden kasvojen maa" "Aurinkoroihun kirous" "Asiat jotka on tähtiin kirjoitettu" and "Kun kaikki muu vaikenee". 8 out of 10.
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