Vancouver B.C, Canada's Atavistia have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a symphonic and melodic mixture of black, death and folk metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "The Winter Way (Reforged)" which will be released on December 12th by Blood Blast Distribution and is also a re-recorded version of their 2020 album.
Nature sounds and symphonic orchestration starts off the album which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs. Most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while the vocals also add in a mixture of black metal screams and death metal growls while the riffs also add in a lot of melody.
Spoken words can also be heard on a few tracks while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style. Back up shouts are also utilized at times along with some clear singing also being added into certain sections of the album as well as the songs also mixing in elements of folk music.
When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can be heard along with the songs also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as one track also bringing in a brief use of clean playing. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover nature, winter and Scandinavian Mythology.
In my opinion this is another4 great sounding recording from Atavistia and if you are a fan of melodic and symphonic black, death and folk metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "From The Ancient Stones" "Eternal Oceans" and "The Winter Way". 8 out of 10.

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