Mystic Circle are a band from Germany that has had music reviewed before in this zine and plays a melodic and symphonic mixture of black and death metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "Kriegsgötter MMXXV" which will be released in June by ROAR and consists of 2 original tracks and covers from Bathory, The Lost Boys soundtrack, Iron Maiden, Possessed, Acheron and Celtic Frost.
Acoustic guitars start off the album before going into a heavier direction while the keyboards also add in a symphonic touch when they are utilized. Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams along with the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Female vocals can also be heard on a few songs while some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length. Spoken words can also be heard briefly along with the riffs also adding in a lot of melody and when the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can also be heard.
One song is also an instrumental along with the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style when they are utilized as well as one track also introducing clean playing onto the album, clear male vocals and death metal growls can also be heard briefly and the production sounds very professional.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Mystic Circle and if you are a fan of black, death and classic metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "One Rode To Asa Bay" "Afraid To Shoot Strangers" and "Acheron(medley)". 8 out of 10.
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