France's A.C.O.D have returned with a new recording which shows the music gong for more of a melodic mixture of black and death metal and this is a review of their 2023 ep "Cryptic Curse" which was released by les Acteurs De L'Ombre Productions.
Synths and clean playing start off the ep before going into more of a heavier and melodic musical direction. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody along with all of t he musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to t hem.
Elements of death metal can also b e hear d in some of the guitar riffing while the music also h as its symphonic moments. Spoken word parts can also be heard briefly along with the faster sections of the songs also adding in a decent amount of blast beats as well as the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style when they are utilized, throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
On this recording A.C.O.D adds in some symphonic touches to their melodic mixture of black and death metal to create something very different sounding from their previous releases. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover magick, death and afterlife themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from A.C.O.D and if you are a fan of melodic and symphonic black and death metal, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACK "The Mask of Fate". 8 out of 10.
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