Bulgaria/U.S.A duo Haiku Funeral have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a ritualistic mixture of blackened industrial and dark ambient and this is a review of their 2021 album "Drown Their Moons In Blood" which will b e released on Halloween by Aesthetic Death.
Ambient style synths start off the album while the percussion also gives the music more of a ritualistic feeling when it is introduced onto the recording. Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams along with some spoken word parts also being added into some parts of the recording and most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length.
Whispered vocals are also added into some parts of the recording while the songs also add in a great amount of electronics. Guitar sounds can also b e heard in some parts of t he recording along with some tracks also adding in touches of ethnic music as well a s the vocals also getting more deep and demonic at times.
Elements of industrial are also a very huge part of the recording along with the bass guitars also sounding very powerful when they are utilized. Asian style folk instruments can also be heard on a few tracks as well as some chants and throat singing also being utilized briefly and as the album progresses there is also a brief use of spoken word parts. The production sounds very dark while the lyrics cover Luciferian Consciousness and Shiva roaming a post apocalyptic planet.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Haiku Funeral and if you are a fan of ritualistic blackened industrial and dark ambient, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Universe murders itself" "The Earth burns And Burns" and "Drown Their moons in Blood". 8 out of 10.