Aktarum are a band from Belgium that plays a mixture of black and folk metal with a musical style they describe as being 'troll metal' and this is a review of their 2022 album "Trollvengers" which will be released in March by Art Gates Records.
Symphonic and epic sounding synths and orchestration start off the album and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while the vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams and the riffs also add in a lot of melody.
When the music speeds up a small amount of blast beats can also be heard while death metal growls are also utilized at times. Clear vocals can also be heard quite a bit throughout the recording along with one song also introducing female vocals and folk instruments onto the album.
Spoken word parts can also be heard briefly along with all of the musical instruments on the recording also having a very powerful sound to them as well as some songs also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, one track also adds in a brief use of acoustic guitars. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Troll themes.
In my opinion Aktarum are a very great sounding mixture of black and folk metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Blood Of Trolls" "Of Trolls And Men" "To Valha Troll" and "A Troll Farewell". 8 out of 10.
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