Mephisto are a band from Cuba that plays a gothic and orchestra orientated form of black metal and this is a review of their 2021 album "Pentafixion" which will be released in February by Wormholedeath Records.
Symphonic and orchestra sounds start off the album along with some choir vocals which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the music at times. All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them while the vocals are a mixture of angry shouts and high pitched sounding black metal screams.
Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the music is also heavily rooted in the 90's era. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with the faster sections of the songs also adding in a decent amount of blast beats and elements of goth metal can also be heard at times.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with some tracks also adding in some death metal growls. Tremolo picking can also be heard in some of the faster riffing as well as one of the songs also introducing spoken words onto the album, some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length and as the recording progresses a brief use of melodic vocals can also be heard. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Occultism, Apocalyptic and Suicide themes.
In my opinion Mephisto are a very great sounding gothic and symphonic black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Storming War Anthems" "Rebellion" "Curse Of The Pharaohs" and "Burning Fantoft". 8 out of 10.
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