Genre: Black Metal
Label: Hellstain Production
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From the cold Swedish lands born Myronath, yet another creature dedicated to Black Metal, behind which are hidden characters with long experience who play, or have played, in well-known bands of the extreme panorama, among these Ragnarok, Amon Amarth and Martyrium stand out. After the debut album "Into the Qliphoth" was released in 2019 the same year the band was formed, this new entity releases in 2021 a second work that is decidedly more substantial than the debut, the latter choice which turns out to be a double-edged sword. The perceived influences draw from the traditional Nordic scene and the members, having considerable experience in different bands, pour their personal contribution into this work. The songwriting of this "Djevelkraft" is characterized by long pieces in full Swedish style, but with references to other "schools": guitars with fast riffs mainly in open chords and tremolo picking, sometimes colder and other more melancholic, alternate with more cadenced and heavy rhythms; in the same way very inspired riffs are caught and others less convincing, the excessive repetitiveness, although it can give an almost ritualistic aura, does not help much to the flow of the songs, at the expense of incisiveness. Fredrik Andersson's precise and powerful drumming supports everything flanked by a good bass performance, while the singer's canonical screaming moves with ease on the music, always present, but not the only protagonist. The production is in line with the current releases, all well distinguished, the sound is powerful, deep, and modern, "She Who Dwells in Flames" emerges with an epic-like touch, "Effigy of Malediction" with its diabolical main riff and its rhythmic steamroller, and the direct "Reborn in Chaos" which gives no respite except at the end where a martial gait makes its way! A record of undoubted quality, excellent if only it had been more concise; surely the band has found their own way of expressing themselves, which is the imprint they wanted to dare to their work. Andrea B.
