Italy's solo project Helfir has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of a mixture of dark rock and gothic metal and this is a review of his 2020 album "The Journey" which was released by My Kingdom Music.
Programmed electronic beats and atmospheric sounding keyboards start off the album along with some clear goth rock style vocals a few seconds later. Clean guitars are also a very huge part of the recording along with one track also introducing operatic female vocals into the music and acoustic guitar's are also utilized at times.
When electric guitars are added into the music they also add in the heaviness of goth metal while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style. Some of the slower riffing also adds in a touch of doom metal along with all of the songs sounding different from each other which also gives the album a lot more diversity.
folk instruments and nature sounds can also be heard briefly along with a couple of tracks also adding in a brief use of spoken word samples as well as the music also getting very atmospheric and progressive sounding at times and all of the songs also stick to a slower direction, growls and demonic voices can also be heard briefly. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark, melancholic and esoteric themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Helfir and if you are a fan of dark rock and gothic metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Game" "Clouds" "Traces Of You" and "Silent Path". 8 out of 10.
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