France's A.C.O.D have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of a melodic and blackened style of death metal and this is a review of their 2024 album "Versets Noirs" which will b e released in April by Hammerheart Records.
Synths and operatic chants start off the album before going into a heavier direction while the first track is also over 20 minutes in length. Vocals are a mixture of death metal growls and black metal screams along with some orchestration also being mixed in with the heavier sections of the songs at times.
Spoken word parts can also be heard briefly while all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them. When the music speeds up a decent amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can also be heard and the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style.
Female vocals can also be heard briefly along with all of the musical instruments on the recording also having a very powerful sound to them. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing as well as some spoken word parts and clean playing also being utilized on a couple of tracks, throughout the album you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the album closes with a cover of Samael's "Black Trip". The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Occultism and Afterlife themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from A.C.O.D and if you are a fan of orchestra oriented melodic black and death metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Habentis Maleficia" and "Black Trip". 8 out of 10.
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