Sacra are a band from Spain that plays a very melodic and blackened form of death metal and this is a review of their self released 2023 album "Oblivion".
A very dark and apocalyptic sounding intro starts off the album while also adding in a brief use of synths before going into more of a heavier direction. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a vert melodic style along with the faster sections of the songs also adding in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats.
Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams while the music also adds in a lot of Swedish influences. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with the songs also adding in a great amount of death metal elements as well as the tracks also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, death metal growls can also be heard at times and spoken word parts are also added on the closing track.
Sacra plays a musical style that takes the melodic forms of black and death metal and mixes them together to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover darkness and war themes.
In my opinion Sacra are a very great sounding melodic blackened death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Golden Bones" and "Oblivion". 8 out of 10.
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