(BOG REVIEW) "AMTHRYA" "ONNEN" (BLACK METAL) (RELEASED OCTOBER 11TH, AD NOCTEM RECORDS)

Super quick Bog scribing to work through our backlog. Deep dives and technical breakdowns will be back soon, but with humor where appropriate to avoid sleep-inducing vomit.
Onnen: Good emotion in the vocals expresses the inner feelings associated with the concepts involved in the album.
Lo-fi-medium audio. The drums on some parts of the workflow sounding a little lower in audio quality, but it works for the raw feeling to fuel the aggression and harshness.
Bog understands the style, but for those who want pristine sharpness in every area, then it may be something you cannot overlook.
Interesting Japanese instruments are featured on some tracks, adding a nice component and flow to the overall arc.
The extreme vocals may get to be too much for fans outside of extreme metal. Bog appreciated how Amthrya fuses cinematic elements and traditional instruments from Japanese culture with the atmosphere.
The only bad part: Some of the tracks can start to sound the same, so after so many tracks, Bog was a little fatigued.
That said, there is a beautiful bonus track, which was a very serene and special ending.
Bog's Thoughts:

Good black metal with differing aspects to present something different, but it can become repetitive and the audio levels on the drums were off in some sections. If those areas are addressed for the next release, then Bog thinks it could make for a special album.
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