Вий are a band from Italy that plays a mixture of sludge and funeral doom metal and this is a review of their 2020 album "Oblivium" which was released by Cursed Monk Records.
Distorted amp sounds start off the album before before going into a heavier direction while also adding in some high pitched screams which also mix sludge and black metal together which also throw in deep growls at times along with the slower sections of the songs also adding in the heaviness of funeral doom metal.
Some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while some of the music also shows an influence of stoner metal. The riffs also add in a small amount of melody at times along with all the musical instruments also having a very powerful sound to them as well as a couple of tracks also introducing spoken word parts onto the recording, when the music finally speeds up a brief use of tremolo picking and blast beats can also be heard and elements of d beat can also be heard on the closing track.
Вий plays a musical style that takes sludge and funeral doom metal and mixes them together to create a sound of their own along with some touches of black and stoner metal. The production sounds very dark and heavy while the lyrics cover occultism, mythology, darkness and misanthropy themes.
In my opinion Вий are a very great sounding mixture of sludge and funeral doom metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Thanatos" and "Anxietaten". 8 out of 10,.
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