BlackenedDeathMetalZine: Valkiria

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Monday, April 9, 2012

Valkiria/Upon This Earth/2009 CD Review

Valkiria are a band from Italy that has a few of their albums reviewed in this zine with a musical style that mixes gothic/doom metal with melodic black metal and this is a review of their self released 2009 album "Upon This Earth".

Drums are all slow playing with no fast drumming or blast beats, while the keyboards bring in a very dark, atmospheric and gothic sound to the music, as for the bass playing it has a very strong and powerful tone with gothic rock riffs that dominate throughout the recording.

Rhythm guitars are all slow gothic/doom metal riffs abandoning the melodic black metal influences of the previous efforts with a good amount of instrumentals being used on this recording, while the lead guitars are very melodic sounding gothic metal/rock guitar solos and leads, as for the acoustic guitars they use finger picking to add to the darkness that is coming out of the music.

Vocals a re all clean singing with some whispers on this recording with no death metal growls or black metal screams that where present on the early material, while the lyrics cover dark, depressing and esoteric themes, as for the production it has a very strong, powerful and professional sound where you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on this recording.

In my opinion this is another great album from Valkiria which shows them going into a pure gothic metal/rock direction as well as showcasing their musical talents and if you are a fan of this style, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Break The Silence" "Gods Of The Sun" "Prophecies" and "Tears". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Valkiria/Of Dreams And Pain/2007 CD Review

Valkiria are a band from Italy that has had a view of their albums reviewed in this zine whichs plays a very melodic form of gothic black/doom metal and this is a review of their self released 2007 album "Of Dreams And Pain".

Drums range from slow to mid paced playing with not much in the way of fast drumming or blast beats, while the keyboards bring a very, dark, atmospheric and gothic sound to the music, as for the bass playing it has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars and at times they have a very powerful sound to them.

Rhythm guitars range from slow to mid paced gothic metal riffs that utilize influences from black and doom metal, while the lead guitars are very meldic sounding gothic metal guitar solos and leads, as for the acoustic guitars when they are used they use finger picking to add to the darkness of the music.

Vocals range from deep death metal growls, high pitched black metal screams and clean singing gothic metal vocals, while the lyrics cover a concept of dreams, as for the production it has a very strong and powerful sound where you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on this recording.

In my opinion this is another great recording that is even more gothic, meodic and doom sounding than their previous recordings, and if you are a fan of this style you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Dream Illusion" "Falling Into The Dream" "Mystical Dream" and "Trapped In A Dream". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Valkiria/Blood On Blood/2006 CD Review

Valkiria are a band from Italy that has had one of their previous recordings reviewed in this zine with a musical style that I would describe as being melodic black/doom/gothic metal and this is a review of their self released 2006 album "Blood On Blood".

Drums range from slow to mid paced playing with not much in the way of fast drumming or blast beats, while the keyboards bring a very dark, atmospheric, gothic and symphonic sound to the music, as for the bass playing it has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars.

Rhythm guitars range from slow to mid paced riffs that combine influences from melodic black metal, gothic and doom metal together to create a sound of their own while the lead guitars are very melodic sounding gothic metal guitar solos and leads, as for the acoustic guitars when they are utilized they use finger picking and full chords to enhance the darkness that is coming out of the music.

Vocals are a mixture of clean singing, deep doom/death metal growls and high pitched black metal screams, while the lyrics cover dark and depressive themes, as for the production it has a very strong and powerful sound to it.

in my opinion this is another great album from Valkiria that goes into a more gothic metal direction than their previous releases and if you are a fan of this style, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Blood On Blood" "I've Refused You" and "Something To say". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Valkiria/Thur Kuarankhorn Sthorn/2004 Demo Review

Valkiria are a band from Italy that plays a mixture of symphonic melodic black metal and gothic/doom metal and this is a review of their self released 2004 demo "Thur Kuarankhorn Sthorn".

Drums range from slow to mid paced drumming with some fast playing and blast beats, while the keyboards bring a very dark, gothic, epic and symphonic sound to the music with a good amount of intros before the songs, as for the bass playing it has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars and at times they have a very powerful sound to them.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast riffs that combine melodic black metal with gothic/doom metal, while the lead guitars are very melodic sounding guitar solos and leads, as for the acoustic guitars when they are utilized they use full chords to bring a very dark avant garde sound to the music.

Vocals are mostly deep blackened death metal growls and screams along with some spoken word parts and clean singing with some Gregorian chants, while the lyrics are written in Italian and cover dark themes, as for the production it has a very strong, powerful and heavy sound to it.

In my opinion Valkiria are a very great sounding melodic blackened/gothic/doom metal band and if you are a fan of this style, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Aradan" "Emukron" and "Valkiria". RECOMMENDED BUY.