Haspyd are a band from Ukraine that plays a mixture of pagan and folk metal and this is a review of their 2020 album "Перехрестя двох вітрів" which was released by Eternal Winter Records.
Melodic guitar solos and leads start off the album while the faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of blast beats. Folk instruments are also mixed in with the heavier sections of the songs along with a lot of the vocals being done in a clean pagan style and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.
The riffs also add in a great amount of melody while the more aggressive vocals also bring in a mixture of death metal growls and black metal screams. Spoken word parts can also be heard briefly on a couple of tracks along with the songs also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
One of the tracks is also very long and epic in length and also introduces acoustic guitars onto the recording along with one song also introducing symphonic elements into the music and the album closes with a Hypocrisy cover. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Ukrainian and cover Folklore, Legends, nature and Patriotism themes.
In my opinion Haspyd are a very great sounding mixture of pagan and folk metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Київська Русь" "Отава-Трава" "Ім'янаречення" and "Усесвітнє Панування". 8 out of 10.
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