The Bottom Line
Black metal mixed with melodic death and thrash with screaming and clean vocals.
Pros
- Good use of black, death and melodic style vocals.
Cons
- None.
Description
- Released in North America February 7, 2006 on Candlelight Records.
- Produced by Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames, Soilwork).
- This is the band's third album, but the first that has been released in the U.S.
Guide Review - Satariel - Hydra
The Swedish band Satariel mixes a lot of different influences into a very satisfying album. The songs are mainly slow in tempo, but they are still very heavy. There are also some acoustic guitar parts that make for a nice change of pace. Stylistically it's probably falls under the black metal umbrella, but there are also a lot of melodic death metal sections.
It's also a very vocally diverse album. There are black metal raspy style vocals, lower pitched death metal vocals and melodic vocals. Some songs have a female vocalist as well.
Satatriel's songwriting skills are also impressive. They deftly change tempos and textures and vocal styles giving each song a very distinctive sound. They are a band that's been around for over 10 years and now that they are getting more North American exposure they should deservedly attract many more fans.
