This is a review of another recording from Italy's solo project Kalrog Naar which shows the music going for an epic form of dark metal and the album was released in 2025 by kalrog Records and called "Crimson Blade Crash".
Programmed beats and heavy guitars start off the album while the keyboards bring in more of a goth metal touch. Clear vocals are also a very heavy part of the recording along with the harsh vocals being grim black metal screams and the tremolo picking and blast beats are rooted in the 90's second wave tradition.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while one song also bring in a small amount of folk instruments. Some of the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the album also adding in cover versions of tracks from Orcrist, Emaciation and Peosphoros, melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing and a later track also adds in a brief use of clean playing.
On this recording Kalrog goes for more of a mixture of dark, black and gothic metal as well as being rooted in the 90's era. The production sounds very old school while the lyrics cover medieval fantasy themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Kalrog Naar and if you are a fan of black, dark and gothic metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Crimson Blade Crash" "The Night Flyer" and "Revolt Against A Twisted World". 8 out of 10.
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