This is a review of another recording from Australia/U.S.A's Ironwood which shows the music going for a progressive style of folk metal with elements of black metal and the album was self released in 2016 and called "Well And Tree".
Water sounds start off the album along with some acoustic guitars a few seconds later while clear pagan vocals are also utilized quite a bit throughout the recording. All of the tracks are also very long and epic in length along with the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style when they utilized.
At times the music also gets very progressive sounding while the heavier riffs also add in a decent amount of melody. When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast b eats can be heard along with all of the musical instruments on the recording also having a very powerful sound to them.
Tremolo picking can also be heard in some of the faster riffing and also brings in elements of black metal along with the songs also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as one tracks also adding in a brief use of spoken word parts. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover animistic and mythological themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Ironwood and if you are a fan of progressive folk metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Song Of Mimir" and "The Glorious Tree". 8 out of 10.
https://ironwoodsound.bandcamp.com/album/well-and-tree
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