In the Woods... are a band from Norway that has a history that goes back to the 90's and on this recording plays a mixture of progressive rock and avant garde black metal and this is a review of their 2022 album "Diversum" which will be released in November by Soulseller Records.
Atmospheric sounding keyboards start off the album and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Clear pagan vocals are also a very huge part of the recording along with the music also bringing in more of an avant garde approach to metal and black metal screams and growls are also added in certain sections of the recording.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while a great portion of the tracks are also very long and epic in length. The music also adds in a great amount of progressive elements along with one song also adding in a brief use of spoken word parts and one song also introduces clean playing onto the album.
Most of the songs also bring in a more modern style which is also different from their earlier releases as well as being aggressive than what was released towards the end of the 90's along with some tracks also adding in a small amount of acoustic guitars, one song also adds in a brief use of spoken word parts and most of the music also s ticks to either a slow or mid tempo direction. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Paganism, Philosophy and Nature themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from In The Woods... and if you are a fan of progressive rock and avant garde black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Coward's Way" "A Wonderful Crisis" and "Your Dark". 8 out of 10.
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