Netherlands's Walg has returned with a new recording which continues the melodic and symphonic style of black metal from previous releases and this is a review of their self released album "III" which will be released in 2023.
Nature sounds and acoustic guitars start off the album while folk instruments can also be heard briefly before going into a heavier direction. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while t he faster sections of the songs also add in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats.
Vocals a re mostly high pitched black metal screams while the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. The riffs also bring in a lot of melody along with some symphonic elements also being added into the heavier sections of the songs at times and clean singing can also be heard in certain sections of the recording.
A couple of the tracks are also very long and epic in length along with one track also adding in a brief use of whispered vocals as well as some songs also adding in a small amount of clean playing, at times the music also shows some influences of the more modern atmospheric style and the bonus track is a Dimmu Borgir cover. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Dutch and cover Humanity themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording f rom Walg and if you are a fan of melodic and symphonic black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Daar Waar We Komen On Te Sterven" "Harteloas" "Beerput Der Onwetendheid" and "Mourning Place". 8 out of 10.
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