Stonelore are a solo project from Scotland that plays a melodic mixture of folk and death metal and this is a review of his self released 2026 album "We Were Kings".
Folk instruments start off the album and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs while the vocals are mostly death metal growls mixed in with some black metal screams. Melodies are also added into a lot of the guitar riffing and back up shouts are also utilized at times and some tracks also add in spoken words.
All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them while some tracks also add in a small amount of keyboards which also adds in some symphonic touches. Clear singing can also be heard in certain sections of the album, nature sounds can also be heard briefly along with the solos and leads also being done in more of a classic metal style when they are utilized and when the music finally speeds up a small amount of blast b eats can be heard..
Stonelore plays a musical style that takes a symphonic form of folk metal and mixes it with melodic death metal to create a sound of his own. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover the history of the Kingdom Of The Valley of The Moon - an ancient dwarf mine whose rise, prosperity and eventual decline unfold across centuries.
In my opinion Stonelore id a very great sounding symphonic and melodic mixture of folk and death metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this solo project. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Death Awaits Those Down Below" "Goblin Stop" "I Eat Dirt" and "I Am The Land". 8 out of 10.
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