Madvice are a band from Italy that plays a melodic mixture of black, death and thrash metal and this is a review of their 2026 album "I 'Ottavo Giorno" which was released by Art Gates Records.
A very fast and brutal sound starts off the album along with a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them and the riffs also add in a great amount of thrash metal elements.
Death metal growls and spoken words are also used at times while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Synths are also added into certain sections of the recording along with some tracks also adding in a small amount of clean playing, melodies are also added into a lot of the guitar riffing as well as the solos also being done in a very melodic style, one song also adds in a brief use of clear vocals.
Madvice plays a musical style that takes a melodic form of black metal and mixes it with death and thrash metal to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover inner struggles, death and sorrow themes.
In my opinion Madvice are a very great sounding melodic mixture of black, death and thrash metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Legacy Of The Serpent God" and "Not Dead Enough (to Feel No Pain)'. 8 out of 10.
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