Old Machines are a band from Portland, Oregon that plays a very symphonic form of black metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "The Cycles Of Extinction" which will be released in August by Pale Magnus Productions.
A sci-fi orientated sound starts off the album along with some ambient style keyboards a few seconds later before adding in some symphonic elements which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style.
All of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while tremolo picking and blast beats are added into the faster sections of the songs. Vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams along with some spoken words also being utilized at times and the album also adds in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
The album also adds in a good amount of thrash, death and power metal elements along with all of the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them as well as one track also being an instrumental. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are a concept album and covers science fiction, horror, war and genocide.
In my opinion Old Machines are a very great sounding symphonic black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Twilight Of The Old Gods, And The Dawning Of The First" "Dark Space And Beyond - The Continuing Of The Evolution Of The Final Cycle" and "Glory To The Terrans Of The First Contact War". 8 out of 10.
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