Agarwaen are a band from Finland that plays a very melodic, symphonic and horror themed form of black metal and this is a review of their 2026 album "The Murder Trend" which will be released in July by Over The Border Records.
Police radio sounds start off the album along with some keyboards and symphonic elements a few seconds later which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs. When the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can also be heard while the riffs also add in a great amount of melody.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while the vocals are a mixture of angry black metal screams, death metal growls and back up shouts. All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them and tremolo picking is also added into some of the fast riffing.
Clear singing is also utilized at times along with the album also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style, spoken words can also be heard briefly as well as some of the tracks also being very long and epic in length and some songs also add in acoustic guitars and clean playing. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover horror themes.
In my opinion Agarwaen are a very great sounding melodic and symphonic horror themed black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Bad Beginning" "La Coleccion" "The Hunt" and "The Murder Trend". 8 out of 10.
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