Apogean are a band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada that plays a very technical and blackened style of death metal with elements of neo-folk and classical and this is a review of their 2026 album "Waste Where Life Begins" which will be released in July by The Artisan Era.
A very heavy and brutal sound starts off the album while the vocals are mostly death metal growls and the solos and leads are done in a very technical style. When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard along with some black metal screams also being utilized at times.
Spoken words can also be heard briefly while the album also adds in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Violins and synths are also added on a couple of tracks along with spoken word samples also being added into certain sections of the recording, some of the tracks also add in touches of neo-folk and classical as well as keeping everything brutal at the same time and one song also adds in a brief use of ritualistic chants.\
Apogean plays a style of blackened death that is very technical and brutal sounding as well as adding in elements of neo-folk and classical to create something very original. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" and George Orwell's "1984".
In my opinion Apogean are a very great sounding technical blackened death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Daughter Of The Oak" "Lie In Cinder" and "Black Smoke, Bleeding Earth". 8 out of 10.
https://apogean.bandcamp.com/album/waste-where-life-begins (vinyl, CD, digital, merch)
https://www.theartisanerastore.com/search?type=product&q=apogean (vinyl, CD, and digital)
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