Belarus's Evoking Winds has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of an atmospheric, melodic and symphonic mixture of black and folk metal and this is a review of their self released 2023 album "Bald Mountain".
A very dark sounding intro starts off the album along with some spoken word parts and elements of folk music which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Female vocals can also be heard on a few tracks along with some songs also adding in a small amount of acoustic guitars.
At times the music also gets very symphonic and atmospheric sounding while the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams. When the music speeds up a decent amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can also be heard and the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them along with the riffs also adding in a lot of melody. Growls are also added on some of the tracks as well as the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style when they are utilized , one song also introduces clear vocals onto the album and spoken word parts also return in certain sections of the album and the songs also add in some orchestral and dungeon synth touches. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are a concept album and cover ancient tales from Eastern Europe.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Evoking Winds and if you are a fan of atmospheric, melodic and symphonic black and folk metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Wild Hunt" "The Oath" "In The Whispers of Stars Far Away" and "Night of The Elders". 8 out of 10.
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