Sardonic Allegiance are a duo from the Netherlands that plays a very melodic and symphonic form of black metal and this is a review of their self released ep "Coast II" which will be released in 2026.
Symphonic sounds start off the ep and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times while the riffs also add in a lot of melody. When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard along with the vocals being mostly high pitched black metal screams.
Most of the music is very heavily rooted in the 90's era while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with the vocals also going into more of a deeper and angrier direction at times., one song also adds in a brief use of spoken word samples and the closing track is also very long and epic in length.
Sardonic Allegiance plays a style of black metal that is very melodic and symphonic in the mid 90's tradition. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover darkness themes.
In my opinion Sardonic Allegiance are a very great sounding melodic and symphonic black metal duo and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Your God Now" and "Prodigious Night (The Sorceress)". 8 out of 10.
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