Varang Nord are a band from Latvia that has been featured before in this zine and on this recording plays a mixture of folk, Viking and death metal and this is a review of his 2021 album "Parkiuna Uomurs" which will be released on February 23rd by Sliptrick Records.
Nature sounds and epic sounding synths start off the album while also having the sounds of battle in the background briefly before going into a heavier direction. Folk instruments are also utilized quite a bit throughout the recording along with all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them.
Death metal growls can also be heard quite a bit throughout the recording while the vocals also add in some clean pagan vocals at times. The riffs also add in a great amount of melody along with some back up shouts also being added into certain sections of the recording as well as some classical guitars also being utilized briefly.
Elements of melodic black metal can also be heard quite a bit throughout the recording along with the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style as well as a couple track also adding in a brief use of blast beats, most of the music also sticks to a mid tempo direction and fast tremolo picking can also be heard briefly and the album closes with an instrumental. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Latgalian and cover Paganism, Mighty Battles and Blood Sacrifices for the Old Gods.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Varang Nord and if you are a fan of folk, Viking and death metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Stuojis" "ASvietneica" "Syt pa Seyi" and "Karavein". 8 out of 10.
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