Articcircle are a band from Bandon, Manitoba, Canada that started out more of a blackend thrash metal band but on this recording play more of a mixture of thrash, heavy metal and hard rock and this is a review of their self released 2018 album "Where ice Meets ocean".
Nature sounds start off the album before going into a heavier musical direction while the riffs also bring in a great amount of melody along with all of the musical instruments having a very powerful sound to them as well as the vocals being done in an old school 80's thrash and hardcore style.
Elements of hard rock and heavy metal can also be heard at times while the faster sections of the songs also bring in a great amount of blast beats along with the solos and leads being done in a very melodic style as well as some growls also being used briefly and as the album progresses more classic and retro rock elements are added into the music.
On this recording Articcircle move way from their earlier black metal material and focus more on a mixture of thrash, heavy metal and hard rock, the production sounds very professional for being a self released recording while the lyrics cover Native American Folklore, Nature, Astral And Winter themes.
In my opinion Articcircle brings in a decent mixture of thrash, heavy metal and hard rock and while some black metal fans wont like the new direction, I can still see this album appealing to fans of the previous mentioned genres. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Cosmic Egg" "Change The Wave" and "Into One". 7 out of 10.
https://arcticcircle2.bandcamp.com/album/where-ice-meets-ocean-2
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