Mental Cruelty are a band from Germany that plays a symphonic and melodic mixture of black, death metal and deathcore and this is a review of their 2023 album "Zwielicht" which was released by Century Media Records.
Rain and thunder sounds start off the album along with some symphonic elements a few seconds later which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs. Vocals are a mixture of death metal growls and black metal screams and the faster parts of the songs also add in a lot of tremolo picking and brutal blast beats.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while spoken word parts can also be heard briefly. The mid tempo sections of the songs are also very heavily rooted in deathcore and slam along with the vocals also having their guttural moments and clean vocals are also added on some of the tracks.
Melodies are also added into a lot of the guitar riffing along with the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style. Acoustic guitars and clean playing can also be heard briefly as well as a couple of the tracks also being very long and epic in length. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover nature, death and inner demons.
In my opinion Mental Cruelty are a very great sounding symphonic and melodic mixture of black, death metal and deathcore and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Forgotten Kings" "Mortal Shells" and "A Tale Of Salt And Light". 8 out of 10.
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