Italy's Apocalypse have returned with a new recording which shows the music moving away from the black and death metal elements of previous releases and focusing more an an epic mixture of viking, thrash, power and heavy metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "The Age Of The Apocalypse" which was released by MiMo Sound Records & Publishing.
Synths start off the album and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times while the riffs also add in a great amount of melody. Clear vocals are done in more of a power metal style along with the music also mixing in the aggression of thrash metal at times and the solos and leads bring in more of s melodic traditional metal style.
All of the musical instruments on the album also have a very powerful sound to them while a lot of the music is also very heavily influenced by the viking metal era of Bathory. Acoustic guitars are also introduced on a later song along with a later track also showing the vocals going into more of a blackened metal direction.
Blast beats can also be heard briefly and most of the recording sticks to either a slow or mid tempo direction, folk instruments and Jew's Harps are also added towards the end which also captures a middle ages atmosphere. The production sounds very old school while the lyrics cover history, legends, fantasy and mythology themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Apocalypse and if you are a fan of epic viking, thrash, power and heavy metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Without A Name" "Apocalypse" and "My Land And My Blood". 8 out of 10.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3H01TMTsHi1frXlSkzJQl8
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