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Germany's Mystic Circle have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a melodic and symphonic mixture of black and death metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "Hexenbrand" which will be released on Halloween by ROAR.
Horror movie samples start off the album before going into more of a heavier and melodic direction while the vocals bring in a mixture of black metal screams and death metal growls. When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard and symphonic elements mix in with the heavier sections of the recording.
Throughout the album you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the music is very heavily rooted in the mid 90's era. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with some tracks also adding in clear male and female vocals.
A couple of songs also add in a small amount of spoken words along with a later track also adding in a brief use of clean playing and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Satanism, Luciferian, Black Magick, Occultism, Witchcraft, Horror and Darkness themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Mystic Circle and if you are a fan of this band, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Luciferian" "Ghost Of Whitechapel" and "Dance On The Wings of Black magic". 8 out of 10.
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