Review by Vladimir on January 3, 2023.

As darkness descends, so comes the new chapter of the warlock's journey into the vast forest where evil roams free. It's quite seldom to see a band or one-man project come out with an EP only a couple of months after releasing a full-length album, but in the case of Croatian black metal project Voha, there was obviously more than meets the eye. Still fresh after releasing Celestial Winter Sadness, Voha comes out with a new EP titled Tama, with 4 new tracks released on their official Bandcamp page. So the question is, does Tama live up to its expectations?

The EP starts with a very interesting track 'Vragovzov', with a very melodic folk/black metal vibe carried out in its beautiful and melancholic keyboards on top of catchy guitar riffs and echoing dry vocals, which altogether made this song stand out from the rest and become a personal favorite of mine. The other two tracks 'Tama' and 'When Black Metal Was Born' are quite standard in comparison but still well executed, with cold tremolo and misanthropic mid tempo riffs that were very much influenced by classic 90's black metal. The majority of the EP is somewhat reliving that Norwegian black metal atmosphere from the 90's, from the production style to the guitar riffs in vain of bands like Burzum, Immortal, Darkthrone and even Windir.

Tama manages once again to captivate the misanthropic and melancholic nature that was already established in Celestial Winter Sadness, while also pointing out the fact that Voha shows more than just potential. Grof Vragovzov obviously has a well focused artistic vision of taking the project to the next level with each new release, and so far he hasn't shown any signs of misstep. I am more than intrigued to hear what he has in store for us, and whatever the path of Voha may be, it will certainly not take us where none may dare to venture.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10