Skuggor are a solo project from Finland that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording plays a very atmospheric form of ambient black metal and this is a review of his 2025 album "Where Sun Resigns" which will be released in may by Naturmacht Productions.
Ambient style synths start off the album and also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. When the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can b e heard which also gives the recording more of a raw feeling and the vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams.
The album also has its atmospheric moments while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with the riffs also adding in a decent amount of melody and a one of the tracks is also long and epic in length, the tracks also mix in influences from both the modern and old school era's of the genre..
On this recording Skuggor goes for more of an aggressive and atmospheric style of black metal. The production sounds very dark and raw while the lyrics cover nature and darkness themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Skuggor and if you are a fan of atmospheric and ambient black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Writhe" and "Time Folds Spirals". 8 out of 10.
https://youtu.be/31GxzqOj73M