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Canada's Eternal Drak has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of a blackened thrash metal style and this is a review of their self released 2024 album "Imprisoned Souls" which will be released in July.
A very heavy thrash metal influenced sound starts off the album along with some black metal screams a few seconds later. All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them while melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing and the songs also add in a mixture of both modern and old school influences.
Some of the riffing also adds in elements of groove metal while synths and clean playing can also be heard in certain sections of the album. Blast beats and tremolo picking are also added on some of the tracks when the music speeds up along with a couple of songs also adding in a small amount of semi clear vocals.
When guitar leads are utilized they are done in a very melodic style along with some of the songs also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and as the album progresses the vocals also star working with more of a first wave black metal style. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Eternal Drak and if you are a fan of black and thrash metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Soul Of Hate" "Haunting Place" "The Woman In Sandals" and "Bound By Ambition". 8 out of 10.
YouTube - https://youtu.be/GAYLXZbBrc4
Spotify - https://sptfy.com/QVkP
Band Website - https://eternaldrak.com/haunting-place
“Imprisoned Souls” album pre-order at https://eternaldrak.bandcamp.com