Octoploid are a band from Finland that plays a very melodic and progressive mixture of black and death metal with elements of psychedelic rock and this is a review of their 2024 album "Beyond The Aeons" which will be released in July by Reigning Phoenix Music.
Nature sounds , keyboards and folk instruments start off the album before going into a heavier direction. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while the vocals are a mixture of death metal growls and black metal screams and melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing.
All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them while psychedelic and 70's progressive rock are also mixed in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Clear vocals are also added into certain sections of the album along with some tracks also adding in small amount of clean playing.
When the music finally speeds up a small amount of blast beats can also be heard along with one song also adding in a brief use of spoken word parts and most of the album sticks to either a slow or mid tempo direction. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover humanity and mythology themes.
In my opinion Octoploid are a very great sounding melodic and progressive mixture of black and death metal with elements of progressive rock and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Dawns In Nothingness" "Shattered Wings" and "A Dusk Of Vex". 8 out of 10.
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