Stake Driver are a band from Dayton, Ohio that plays a symphonic form of black metal and this is a review of their 2021 album "Lycanthropy 666" which will be released on cassette by Cemetery Horror Productions.
A very fast sound starts off the album along with a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats while symphonic elements are also mixed in with the heavier sections of the songs. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams as well as the riffs also adding in a great amount of melody and the music is also heavily rooted in the 90's era.
Elements of thrash metal can also be heard in some of the guitar riffing while the songs also add in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with a couple of the songs also having brief interludes in between.
One track also introduces clean playing onto the album along with all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them as well as the vocals also deeper sounding briefly as the recording progresses, classical guitars can also be heard briefly and spoken word parts are also added on the closing song which is also very long and epic in length. The production sounds very dark and heavy while the lyrics cover Satanism, Anti Christianity and Darkness themes.
In my opinion Stake Driver are a very great sounding symphonic black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Engorged Remains" "Beyond the Cemetery Gates" and "Washed In Cursed Blood". 8 out of 10.
https://stakedriver.bandcamp.com/album/lycanthropy-666
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