MALOKARPATAN - Krupinské Ohne CD

The third album of Slovakian blackened heavy metal occultists Malokarpatan is here, set for release via Invictus Productions on March 20th 2020. I can predict that this is going to be some odd music but in a vicious and excellent style.

A strange blend of samples set the appropriate tone of pleasant yet unsettling, feeling like something from a Disney movie or a weird propaganda station more than an extreme metal record, not surprising from a Slavic band with those guys always trying new things (a respectable way to be). Melodic 80s style riffs soar in gloriously, giving a powerful and impactful display of guitar work to bring the metal forth. Chiming cymbals soon build as the cascades of savage guitar work also grow in strength to deliver an assault of classic first wave style black metal nostalgia. Estranged keyboards in the vein of Master’s Hammer subtly grind away while Root style acoustic guitars rumble through alongside the bass lines, making a very full and multi-faceted sound of ritualistic and demonic oddities that churn out totally maniacal heavy metal brilliantly.