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Serpent Sceptre are a band from Kansas that plays a very melodic form of blackened death metal and this is a review of their self released 2024 ep "Hierophantom".
Ritualistic sounding bells start off the ep before going into a heavier direction while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them. Vocals are a mixture of black metal screams and death metal growls along with the riffs also adding in a lot of melody and blast beats are added into the faster sections of the songs.
Tremolo picking is also added into a lot of the faster riffing while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced fast parts. A lot of the music is also very heavily rooted in the 90's Swedish tradition along with some synths also being utilized briefly and when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style, clean playing is also added on the closing track.
Serpent Sceptre plays a musical style that goes back to the 90's melodic Swedish black/death metal era. The production sounds very old school while the lyrics cover occult themes.
In my opinion Serpent Sceptre 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 ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Dawn of Eleusis" and "Promethean Usurper". 8 out of 10.
Email: serpentsceptre@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/serpentsceptre https://www.instagram.com/serpentsceptre https://serpentsceptre.bandcamp.com/album/hierophantom-ep https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lWHc6gTfCcSAM_IHvyUYCIU_8LrNcAZ-s&si=77GOhKl2gnVVn4gI |
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