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ORCumentary - ORCumentary - reviewed by darkdoomgrinddeath! Wednesday September 13 2023, 3:14 PM

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New England's ORCumentary has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a mixture of folk, death and power metal with a musical style they refer to as being 'orc metal' and this is a review of their self titled and self released 2023 ep which will be released in August.

Folk instruments start off the album and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Symphonic sounds can also be heard in certain sections of the recording while the riffs also add in a decent amount of melody along with the vocals being a mixture of death metal growls and black metal screams.

Keyboards are also a very huge part of the recording while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them. The songs also mix in influences from power metal into the more melodic side of the music along with the faster sections of the tracks also adding in a small amount of blast beats, spoken word parts are also added on the closing track.

On this recording ORCumentary goes for more of a mixture of symphonic black, death, folk and power metal. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover fantasy and humor themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from ORCumentary and if you a re a fan of folk, black and death metal, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Blood" and "Into The West". 8 out of 10. darkdoomgrinddeath

Release Date: August 25, 2023

FFO: Dethklok, Amorphis, Gwar

Location: Connecticut (USA)

ORCumentary to Release Self-Titled EP in August; Two Singles Streaming Now!

ORCumentary was spawned back in 2006 from the mind of keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter Orc Adams as a merger of his love of European-style heavy and melodic metal, storytelling, and Lord of the Rings (and other fantasy films/books). Its trademark “Orc Metal” sound is a conglomeration of Gwar and Dethklok-like attitude, fantasy-inspired (and often tongue-in-cheek) lyrics, and songwriting heavily influenced by some of Scandinavia's best (Amorphis and Dark Tranquillity, among others).

ORCumentary has self-released 4 albums and an EP and performed hundreds of unforgettable live shows as a solo act. He has achieved viral acclaim across the internet; everywhere from Loudwire to Metal Injection , in particular for a hilarious set at a Hot Topic and then again when he provided an Orc Metal livestream alternative to 2019's much-maligned Maroon 5 Super Bowl halftime show.

Fresh off a highly successful symphonic experimental album ("Fully ORChestrated"), ORCumentary’s Self-Titled EP marks the triumphant return to the unassailable ORC Metal sound, and looks to both the past and future.

The next chapter in ORCumentary’s epic quest is the most exciting yet. "ORCumentary" features a brand new, self-titled song, which includes everything an ORC metal fan craves: infectious keyboard leads, deep growls, and victorious lyrics (that, in this case, give a new beginning to the epic, orc-centered tale that started many years ago). The past is celebrated with re-recordings of 3 classics (Fit of Frenzied Rage, Blood, and The Orc Belated Birthday Song), breathing new life into songs featured on the very first ORCumentary release (Orc Happy Growls and Keyboard Mayhem (2010)). Lastly, the tough old orc taps into his sensitive side with an epic and heartfelt cover of "Into the West" (the Oscar-winning song from Return of the King).

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