Crowen are a band from Finland that plays a melodic mixture of folk and death metal and this is a review of their 2021 ep "Prophecy" which was released by Inverse Records.
Dark yet epic sounding synths start off the ep and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Spoken word parts can also be heard briefly while all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them and melodies are also added into some of the riffing.
When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can be heard while the vocals are a mixture of death metal screams and blackened screams. Black metal style tremolo picking can also be heard in some of the faster riffing along with the songs also adding a good balance between slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as the riffs also utilizing a lot of melody and the music also brings in a great amount of folk metal elements but focusing more on the heavier side of the genre, clear vocals can also be heard at times.
Crowen plays a musical style that takes folk metal and mixes it with the melodic sides of black and death metal to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark and fantasy orientated themes.
In my opinion Crowen are a very great sounding melodic mixture of folk and death metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Seer's Prophecy" and "Black". 8 out of 10.
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