Alkuharmonian Kantaja are a band from Finland that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording goes for an avant garde form of black metal and this is a review of their 2026 album "Melas Khole" which will be released on June 26th by I, Voidhanger Records.
A very fast sound starts off the album along with a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams mixed in with some clear avant garde style singing while the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style. A lot of t he music is very heavily rooted in the mid 90's Norwegian avant garde style mixed in with more modern touches along with the riffs also adding in a decent amount of melody and one of the tracks also add in a small amount of clean playing, spoken words can also be heard briefly
On this recording Alkuharmonian Kantaja continue to expand on the avant garde style of black metal that they introduced on previous releases. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover collapse, wandering, transformation and ecstatic ruin.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Alkuharmonian Kantaja and if you are a fan of avant garde black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Culprit Sunsets (To Chew On Darkness)" "6th Of Senses (The Shape Of Unknwn)" "The Redeemer (Smudged Flesh Withers)" and "Hollowed Minds Collide (In Omnious Wellbeing)". 8 out of 10.
https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/melas-khole
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