Usquam are a band from France that plays a melodic mixture of black and death metal and this is a review of their 2021 ep "Reborn" which will be released in November by WormHoleDeath Records.
A very dark yet melodic sound starts off the ep while you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they also add in a great amount of melody and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats and tremolo picking can be heard.
Vocals are a mixture of high pitched black metal screams and deep death metal growls while the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. The tracks also mix in a great amount of Swedish influences with some touches of the Polish style along with some symphonic elements and keyboards also being utilized at times, clean vocals can also be heard briefly.
Usquam plays a musical style that takes symphonic black metal and mixes it with melodic death metal to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Dark Philosophy themes.
In my opinion Usquam are a very great sounding melodic and symphonic mixture of black and death metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Reborn" and "Tempus edax rerum". 8 out of 10.
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