The Gates are a band from Quebec, Canada that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording goes for a mixture of black metal, gothic, deathrock and occult rock and this is a review of their 2024 album "...of the River Styx" which will be released in October by Northern Silence Productions.
Synths and programmed beats start off the album along with some clear goth rock style vocals a few seconds later while clean playing can also can also be heard on some of the tracks. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with t he more aggressive vocals bringing in elements of black metal.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in very melodic style while t he music also adds in elements of deathrock and 80's disco/synth music. Some of the guitar riffing also adds in the heaviness of metal along with a couple of tracks also adding in a small amount of spoken word samples and most of the music sticks to a mid tempo direction.
On this recording The Gates keeps some of the black metal vocals as well as focusing more on a synth orientated magick metal style which also mixes in a lot of goth/deathrock elements. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Occultism themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from The Gates and if you are a fan of black metal and gothic rock, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Alone" "Stygian Hell" and "Watchers of the night Sky". 8 out of 10.
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