Hexagraf are a duo from the Netherlands that plays an atmospheric, progressive and symphonic mixture of black and doom metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "Walsen van hoop" which will b e released on December 18th by Void Wanderer Productions.
Coughs start off the album before going into more of a darker and heavier direction while elements of doom metal are also added into the slower parts of the recording. Symphonic keyboards are also mixed in with the heavier sections of the songs and the vocals bring in a mixture of death metal growls and black metal screams.
At times the music also gets very atmospheric sounding while the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody. When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can be heard along with all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them, clean playing can also be heard on a couple of songs.
Whispered vocals and spoken words are also utilized briefly along with some of the songs also being very long and epic in length. The album also has its progressive moments When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very dark yet melodic style, throughout the album you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and clear singing is also added towards the end. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Dutch and cover the dark underbelly of industry.
In my opinion Hexagraf are a very great sounding atmospheric, progressive and symphonic mixture of black and doom metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this duo. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Stoflongen" and "Bitjend in de geestvan productie". 8 out of 10.
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