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Mantar are a band from Germany that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording moves away from the blackened style of sludge metal of previous releases and goes into more of a blackened death punk direction and this is a review of their 2025 album "Post Apocalyptic Depression" which will be released in February by metal Blade Records.
A very distorted sound starts off the album before going into more of a heavier and melodic direction while also capturing the energy of punk rock. Elements of black'n'roll can also b e heard at times along with the vocals also adding in more of a rough yet aggressive style and the solos and leads bring in more of a metal/punk style.
Clear singing can also be heard in certain sections of the album while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them. A lot of the tracks are also very short in length along with some songs also adding in back up shouts as well as some guitar leads also being utilized at times, spoken words can also be briefly. One song also adds in more of a traditional hardcore punk style of vocals and when the music finally speeds up a small amount of blast beats van also be heard..
On this recording Mantar drops the sludge metal elements of previous releases and goes for more of a mixture of black'n'roll and death punk. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover mass hysteria themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Mantar and if you are a fan of blackened death punk, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Absolute Ghost" "Dogman Down" "Church Of Suck" and "Cosmic Abortion". 8 out of 10.
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