Extensive acoustic passages have also gone the way of shoddy production, in favour of briefer spurts. _Welsh Black Metal_ never was intended to be a contender in the technical and song writing stakes, but the song writing has also developed and nuanced. Unfortunately, he has also retained the same basic programmed drums, which provide a rudimentary backing beat, but little more.

Arawn's previous demo did contain several melancholic melodies, but this has been more fully exploited on _Welsh Black Metal_, suggesting an allegiance with the melancholic black metal strain rather than straightforward Bathory worship.

Despite all this, I don't quite get the feeling that Arawn is completely ready for being signed to a label just yet, as despite the massive improvements made, there is still room for more. However, Arawn is on an upward trajectory, and provided he continues along this exponential path, I see no reason why he shouldn't be ready for a debut album after just one more demo.