THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2023
Ydolothytum/In The Circle Of Spectral Forces/Crush The Desert records/2023 Demo Review
Ydolothytum are an international band with embers from Poland and Italy that plays an old school mixture of black and folk metal and this is a review of their 2023 demo "In the Circle Of Spectral Forces" which was released by Crush The Desert Records.
A very dark yet heavy sound starts off the demo while the riffs also add in a great amount of melody. Clear pagan vocals are also a very huge part of the recording along with the music being more closer to the 90's underground era of folk metal instead of the more modern style and black metal screams are also utilized at times.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while keyboards can also b e heard in certain sections of the recording. A lot of t he music is also very heavily rooted in the classic Nordic style and all of the tracks stick to either a slow or mid tempo musical direction.
Ydolothytum plays a style of black/folk metal that is more closer to the classic style of Isengard and Storm and avoid the modern ways of the genre, The production sounds very old school while the lyrics cover the legends of the Eastern Carpathian, Werewolves, Vampires and Strigoi.
In my opinion Ydolothytum are a very great sounding old school black/folk metal band and if you are a fan of t his musical genre, you should check out this demo. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Night of Cursed Souls". 8 out of 10.
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