THE BEAST

Kromheim - Journey To Divinity - Reviewed by darkdoomgrinddeath ! Check it out here at this link : https://darkdoomgrinddeath.blogspot.com/

 Kromheim  are  a  band  from  Poland  that  has  had  music  reviewed  before  in t his  zine  and  on  this  recording  plays  a  mixture  of  viking  and  melodic  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2023  album  "Journey  To  Divinity"  which  will  be  released  in  February.

  A  very  heavy  and  melodic  sound  starts  off  the  album  while  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  add  in  a  decent  amount  of  blast b eats.  Vocals  are  mostly  blackened  metal  screams  along  with  some  death  metal  growls  also  being  utilized  at  times  and  the  music  is  heavily  rooted  in t he  classic  Swedish  style.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to t hem  while  spoken  word  parts  can  also  be  heard  briefly.  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  along  with  one  song  also  introducing  synths  and  viking  metal  elements  onto  the  recording,  spoken  word  parts  can  also  be  heard  briefly  and  as  the  album  progresses  a  small  amount  of  acoustic  guitars  are  also  utilized.

  On  this  recording  Kromheim  goes  for  a  musical  style  that  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  Swedish  styles  of  viking  and  melodic  death  metal.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Vikings  and  Norse  Paganism  themes.   

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Kromheim  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  viking  and  melodic  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "War"  "1000  Lives"  and  "Journey  To  Divinity".  8  out  of  10. - darkdoomgrinddeath

Release Date: 17th of February 2023

FFO: Amon Amarth, Insomnium, Hypocrisy

Location: London, UK

Short Bio: Kromheim is a three-piece melodic death metal band based in London, United Kingdom - established in 2020, it originally was a solo project from Warsaw, Poland. Kromheim draws its influences mostly from Scandinavian bands such as Hypocrisy, Insomnium, Amon Amarth or Dark Tranquillity. While the project's style is heavily rooted in the Gothenburg sound, one of the main aims was to bring back more 'death' to this 'melodic death metal' sound. The lyrical themes are mostly centred around Norse/Viking culture. On the 17th of February 2023 Kromheim will release their first LP entitled 'Journey To Divinity' and it will feature 8 songs.

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