Sotz' are a band from Portugal that plays a very melodic form of blackened death metal and this is a review of their self released 2020 album "Popol Vuh".
A very dark sounding intro starts off the album before adding in clean playing and nature sounds while shamanistic style percussion can also b e heard briefly before going into a heavier direction. Vocals are a mixture of death metal growls and black metal screams and synths can also be heard in some parts of the recording.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them. When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can also be heard along with the songs also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
Tremolo picking can also be heard in some of the faster riffing along with one of the tracks also adding in a brief use of acoustic guitars as well as the music also adding in touches of mayan folk music at times, elements of groove metal and deathcore can also be heard in the mid tempo sections of the songs and one of the tracks is also an instrumental. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover the theology, history and culture of the Ancient Mayan Civilization.
In my opinion Sotz' 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 "Oracles" "Tree Of Knowledge" "Popol Vuh" and "Prospects of Pakal". 8 out of 10.
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