Today’s review is of Russian Symphonic Black Metal band Grimorium Verum’s new album.
This release offers a fairly classic approach to the subgenre that implements an amount of synths that is higher than usual and takes a direction that is completely different to the expected Dungeon Synth hints, adding thus some drama to the release. As for the main body of the songs, it includes epic solos and furious riffs that sometimes create intense auras although in other tracks the result is more generic and not as memorable.
There’s also a notable use of soft female vocals in some passages, though their inclusion doesn’t always perfectly fit the rest of the songs in my opinion. If you enjoy grandiose Symphonic Black Metal albums, you should check this one out. Even though it isn’t the greatest release, it isn’t that bad either, and some synth melodies in it are pretty mesmerizing. My personal highlights are “Through The Labyrinth Of Times” and “The Lamp Of Destiny”.
I recommend this album to fans of Symphonic Black Metal. My rating is of 8/10.
VARG THE MIGHTY
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