Belgium's Declared Dead have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for an atmospheric and progressive mixture of black, thrash metal and death'n'roll and this is a review of their 2024 album "Necrodeist" which will be released on July 16th by Sliptrick Records.
A very heavy thrash metal influenced sound starts off the album while the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody. Vocals bring in more of a first wave black metal style along with the music also getting very progressive sounding at times as well as the faster sections of the songs also adding in a decent amount of blast beats.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in more of a melodic style while the synths also give the album more of an atmospheric feeling when they are introduced into the music. Elements of death metal can also be heard at times along with one song also introducing clear vocals onto the recording, the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and one track is also an instrumental
On this recording Declared Dead takes black, thrash metal and death'n'roll and mixes them with atmospheric and progressive elements to create something very different from previous releases. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover chaos magick, extra-dimensional entities, occult knowledge, parapsychology, quantum phenomenon and spiritual malaise.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Declared Dead and if you are a fan of atmospheric and progressive black, thrash metal and death'n'roll, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Sanguinary Libations" "Ziggurat Of Eschaton" "A God Amongst Ruins" and "Gateway To The Cosmic Garden". 8 out of 10.
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