The French have always a unique twist to their Black Metal, not sure what they put in the water there but if you have been in the scene for more than a moment you know that French Bands sound very very different to say Finnish or Norwegian Black Metal acts.
Archaeopteris are a collective made up of members of Croc Noir (black metal), Supertzar (doom / stoner), and Toward (folk) before I pressed play I kinda had an idea on what to expect but of course I was wrong. This track is crushing without any of the usual tropes you can expect from a brutal BM track. Just when you think the music is going to go “here” they subvert your expectations and send it “there” instead – check out the track Visions Chaotiques D´un Songe Halluciné here to see what I mean:
The band was born one evening when the “Green Fairy” appeared to them and highlighted their personal visions of Chaos, Nothingness, and Void. From then on, the composition and recording of their debut EP started and took a little over a year to complete.
This release is a split between Mexico’s Personal Records (cd) and Void Wanderer (cassette) links below. Its worth mentioning if you haven’t been keeping up with current events in the BM world these days Personal Records are killing it right now – definitely a label worth keeping your eyes on.
Cover and track listing for this EP as follows:
Tracklisting for Archaeopteris’ Vision Chaotiques D´un Songe Halluciné
1. Visions Chaotiques [8:31]
2. Songe Halluciné [8:14]
ARCHAEOPTERIS lineup
J. – composition, lyrics, drums, bass, FX, mixing
M. – composition, lyrics, guitars, FX
N. – vocals
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