ADifferentShadeOfBlackMetalZine: Zorakarer

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Zorakarer/Clarion Call Of Destiny/Senseless Life Records/2014 CD Review

This is a review of the first full length of Zorakarer which shows the band continuing in a symphonic black metal direction while also adding in newer elements into their musical sound with the album being called "Clarion Call Of Destiny" and was released by Senseless Life Records.

A very dark and symphonic sounding intro starts off the album and after the intro the music gets a lot heavier and starts going into a more symphonic and melodic black metal direction along with some blast beats and high pitched grim sounding screams as well as adding in a mixture of slow, mid paced and heavier parts.

The guitar leads the band uses are very melodic and demonstrate a great amount of talent and skill and you can also hear the bass guitars which sound very powerful in certain sections of the recording and they also add in death metal growls at times as well as re-doing both of the tracks that where present on the demo.

As the album progresses the music gets more diverse while also sticking to a symphonic black metal direction and the keyboards also have a prog rock feeling to them in certain sections of the recording and the band also adds in a small amount of clean parts and acoustic guitars at times before returning back to a heavier direction an d some of the later tracks also add in small amounts of melodic female clean singing vocals.

Zorakarer shows how symphonic black metal should sound with this album going back to the 1998-001 era of this genre and they also bring in a very decent balance between melodic and heavy parts which also make the music sound a lot more interesting, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Paganism, Occultism, Mythology and Fantasy themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Zorakarer and if you are a fan of symphonic black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Anthems Sung From A Dying World" "Biology Of The Gods" "Through Hyperion Wastelands" and "Brethen Of The Oakthorn Vale". 8 out of 10.

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Friday, June 13, 2014

Zorakarer/MMXIII/2013 Demo Review

Zorakarer are a band from Portland, Oregon that plays a symphonic form of black metal and this is a review of their self released 2013 demo.

A very fast, melodic and symphonic black metal sound starts off the album along with some blast beats and high pitched screams and the music also slows down at times and lets the keyboards have a more powerful presence in the musical sound and they also alternate between slow, mid paced and fast parts with the guitars having a technical feeling to them at times and the solos and leads also enhance the melodic moments of the music.

On the second track the band adds in a good amount of palm muted riffs with the music also remaining true to the symphonic and melodic black metal sound of the first track and they also add in a small amount of death metal growls and the second song is in a more slower direction than the first track while it also has its fast moments and blast beats and the solo on this track shows how talented of musicians the guitar players are in this band and towards the end they add in more clean parts, acoustic guitars and gothic elements while also remaining very heavy at the same time.

Zorakarer plays a very symphonic form of black metal that goes back to the mid 90's Norwegian variation of this genre and also has a very dark, heavy and melodic feeling throughout the 2 songs they bring to this demo, the production sounds very powerful for being a demo while the lyrics cover Paganism and Occultism themes.

In my opinion Zorakarer are a very great sounding symphonic black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this demo. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Astral - Theological Literary hybrid". 8 out of 10.