Darconigan are a band from Rye, Colorado that has had music reviewed before in this zine and plays a very melodic form of blackened death metal and this is a review of their self released 2024 ep "Shattered Souls And Broken Blades".
Melodic riffing starts off the ep before mixing in with a heavier direction while the faster sections of the songs also add in a decent amount of blast b eats. Vocals are a mixture of black metal screams and death metal growls along with some spoken word parts also being used briefly 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 tremolo picking can also b e heard in some of the faster riffing. Most of the music is also very heavily rooted in the classic Swedish style and all of the music sticks to a heavier direction.
On this recording Darconigan remains true to the melodic and blackened style of death metal that they have established on their previous release. The production sounds very old school while the lyrics cover ancient myths and untold tales.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Darconigan and if you are a fan of melodic and blackened death metal, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Carving out The Spine". 8 out of 10.
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