Forlorn Path/Man's Last Portrait/2013 CD Review

  Forlorn  Path  are  a  band  from  New  Jersey  that  plays  an  atmospheric  and  progressive  combination of  black,  doom  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  album  "Man's  Last  Portrait".

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  present  on  this  recording,  while  the  keyboards  bring  a  very  dark,  atmospheric,  ambient  and  progressive  sound  to  the  recording  along  with  some  elements  of  noise,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  melodic  and  symphonic black  metal  with  doom  and  death  metal  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  while  also  adding  in  influences  from  progressive  music,  folk,  noise  and  jazz  to  bring  in  more  original  elements,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  black/doom  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for t he  acoustic  guitars  they  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  more  dark,  folk,  jazz  and  progressive  elements  to  the  recording.

  Vocals  range  from  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  to  deep  growls  along  with  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts  and  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  poetic,  and  metaphysical  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  dark,  heavy  and  professional  sound  for  being  a  self  released  recording  with  some  of   the  songs  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Forlorn  Path  are  a  very  great  sounding  atmospheric  and  progressive  hybrid  of  melodic  black,  doom  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Empire  Of  Decadence"  "Masquerade"  "Ghosts"  and  "Relics".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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