Germany's Agathodaimon have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of a gothic and symphonic style of black metal and this is a review of their 2022 album "The Seven" which will be released on March 18th by Napalm Records.
A very dark yet heavy sound starts off the album while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of blast beats and tremolo picking. Vocals are mostly grim yet high pitched black metal screams along with some growls also being utilized at times and the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the clean vocals also give the songs more of a gothic metal touch. All of the musical instruments on the album also have a very powerful sound to them and at times the music also gets very symphonic sounding.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with a couple of tracks also adding in a brief use of spoken word parts. Clean playing can also be heard in certain sections of the recording as well as a couple of the songs also being very long and epic in length. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover the Seven Deadly Sins.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Agathodaimon and if you are a fan of symphonic and gothic black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "La Haine" "Ghosts Of Greed" "Estrangement" and "The Divine". 8 out of 10.
Napalm Records
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