A Post-death/Experimental Death Metal band from the UK. The band released their fourth single, Blackened Serenade. Which would gratify Arch Enemy, The Haunted, and Soilwork fans. The single was released through the band’s self-owned label Dwarrowdelf Records.
Introduction:
Acherontia Styx, Blackened Serenade: This review will evaluate every aspect of the album, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this album is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of Blackened Serenade
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Acherontia Styx and their single, Blackened Serenade.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Features hateful/dark, despair and blackened feel within the guitar work, but indulges with more of a groovy/melodic death and shred assault feeling with some epic solos and hooks, with haunting bass riffs. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involves deep death growls that are harsh and cruel. The Third Sin—The Percussions: Delves into the vast world of hateful slow/mid-tempo groovy bone-crushing beats and blast beats.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: A notch down in the brutalization… moving to a story of someone’s broken heart…
As soon as the listener presses the play button, they are greeted by the band’s unique sound, a blend of groove-laden death metal with a refreshing twist in this song.
Compared to the previous songs, which were intense and extreme, Blackened Serenade tones down the brutality and introduces a more contemporary and refreshing sound.
The band’s impressive and top-notch delivery, fusing the groove aggression of Lamb Of God‘s hard-driven guitar sound with the sharp melodic riffs/solos of Arch Enemy, keeps the edges rough and extreme.
Acherontia Styx‘s music is a thrilling journey of surprises. Their fearless exploration of different musical styles ensures that every moment spent listening to their music is a unique and exciting experience.
Now the single has come to an end. We want to give a shoutout to Acherontia Styx for letting us review their Blackened Serenade single. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
You’re Listening to “Blackened Serenade”
PlayThe last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Acherontia Styx and their single, Blackened Serenade.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, the single is truly impressive and something different, as is the accompanying artwork. The detail and creativity in both the single and the artwork are remarkable.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
Gives this impression of hell and the beauty of nature.
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Acherontia Styx, and their single, Blackened Serenade.
This concludes the Acherontia Styx, Blackened Serenade review.
Track-Listing:
- Blackened Serenade
Acherontia Styx is:
- Grant “Ron Bassman” Crossan – lead vocals, bass
- Paul “Dinenthal” Taylor – guitar, vocals, bass, keys
- Jake Burden-Stokoe – drums
- Adam Ashbridge – guitars, lead guitars, production
