Ashenspire are a band from the United Kingdom that has been featured before in this zine and on this recording goes for an avant garde and progressive form of post black metal and this is a review of their 2022 album "Hostile Architecture" which will be released in July by Aural Music.
Avant garde style pianos start off the album along with some clean playing and saxophones a few seconds later which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs. All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them while some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length.
Shouting style vocals can also be heard at times while stringed instruments can also be heard in some parts of the recording. When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats are also utilized along with the music also having its progressive moment and the music also adds in a great amount of black and post metal elements.
Touches of jazz music can also be heard at times along with the songs also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as the solos and leads also being done in a very dark yet melodic style when they are utilized, operatic choirs and clear vocals can also be heard briefly and on later tracks the music goes into more of an experimental direction. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover the contradictions inherit in the capitalistic world.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Ashenspire and if you are a fan of avant garde and progressive post black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Law Of Asbestos" "How The Mighty Have Vision" and "Cable Street Again". 8 out of 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBNY-l3NT9s
https://ashenspire.bandcamp.com/album/hostile-architecture
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