Giliath — Sefiroth Review

As soon as the listener presses that play button, the opening piece Hail Giliath greets the listener with a melodic (acoustic) and atmosphere mood, following suit with this melodic and aggressive blackened sound and vocals.

Continuing the second musical composition, Shining More Than Light, as well as the subsequent seven pieces. The listener can expect to be enveloped by a unique and engaging fusion of melodic and atmospheric black metal, interspersed with hints of sun-drenched Hellenic Black Metal.

Upon pressing the play button, the album’s production immediately impresses with its solidity and professionalism. The album features nine exceptionally crafted and executed songs, each with a unique sound that is raw, unpolished, yet highly captivating. Despite the album’s unrefined quality, the sound and production do not overwhelm the listener with excessive reverberated high frequencies or basement lo-fi. Overall, the album strikes a perfect balance between rawness and professionalism.

Giliath‘s devilmanship artistry is truly remarkable, with various instrumentations comprising various moods, tempos, and tones that seamlessly gel together. Giliath‘s guitar work features a combination of tremolo-picking, harmonised melodic passages, and atmospheric interludes that build up to unleash sharp and powerful rhythmic leads and acoustic moments. Lorenzo Chiafele‘s drum work is equally impressive, with various tempos, strikes, and blast beats that add depth and complexity to the overall sound.

Giliath vocals comprise harsh screaming vocals, with (what I make out is) clean/cries harmonises pushed in the background.

I cannot help but notice some influence of Vinterland and Dissection in the melodic section of the music; there is also a splash of Italian mystical feel reminiscent of Selvans, adding an intriguing dimension to the music.

Overall, Giliath devilmanship is a fruit of art that displays a good-sounding blackened musical spectrum with melodic and atmospheric leads; this kind of black metal might appeal to some black metal fans. But if you like your black metal with clean production but slightly undercooked with melodic and atmospheric influences, this is for you.

The first musical album released by Giliath features a striking logo and a cover design that portrays naturalistic elements in a strictly black-and-white colour scheme. The design is a nod to the classic aesthetics of Scandinavian black metal, a genre that has a long history of using similar visual motifs to evoke a sense of darkness and raw emotion.