So often the genre of symphonic metal falls into the realms of rinse and repeat playing it safe. This is one of the reasons I never got into the genre but when it came to this album by Belle Morte, something was different. The formula had changed, the boundaries were being pushed, and all of this came out of some COVID era recordings. and a decision to challenge themsleves with outside help from guest musicians. Join me on this review of Pearl Hunting by Belle Morte