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Black Force - Spirit of Ancient Writings

I really enjoy listening to albums and bands I find recommend on YouTube.
If it has a name I like or a great cover art (like in this case), then I will probably try it out.

This is my first time listening to this band, it's good.
I really like the keyboards in this (or maybe they are synthesizers, I actually have no idea).
They are the highlight of this album, often greatly mixing itself with the raw black metal riffs.
And also serving as interludes between some tracks and introductions to songs, some of these songs are very atmospheric and even relaxing.
Like in the song "Der Seherin Weissagung", a beautiful dark ambient track.

I must say, I really like the artwork on the cover.
I am fond of eerie art with a lot of lines on it (I don't know what this particular style is called), I especially love the green and dark blue in this, I tend to enjoy this or desaturated colours (that feel a little reminiscent of medieval art), and if not, then purple and red.

The drums are really good in this album too, I also like the guitar tone and the dark raw melodies.
Together they give this album a unclean feeling, without sounding fuzzy like a broken radio.
You can hear the instruments fine, it's obviously still not some super production, but it's not meant to be, and it works nicely here.
And believe me, there is a line between horrible production and being a good simple non-over produced album, if you can hear the instruments evenly, it's good, it doesn't need to sound too clean or anything.
I would compare it to the artwork itself, it's dark and full of jagged lines on the shading, but you can tell what it is and it's good at that.
If you took away these elements to make it cleaner, it would not be as dark and effective, and it's the same with the sound I should say.

That said, I like the song "Voices" a lot.

As for the album overall...
Not mind-blowing (which again I doubt it's meant to be), but still a good listen.