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HINSIDES stream new SHADOW album – features members of ULTRA SILVAM

Today, Swedish black metallers Hinsides stream the entirety of highly anticipated second album, Hinsides hörs djävulsklockans urklang. Set for international release on December 15th via Shadow Records (distributed & marketed by Regain Records), hear Hinsides‘ Hinsides hörs djävulsklockans urklang in its entirety here:

Released during the summer of 2021, Hinsides‘ Under Betlehems brinnande stjärna debut LP was a firestorm of freezing filth. Undeniably necrotic as per the earliest birth-pangs of Scandinavian black metal, peer within that piercing sound and you will have found a wealth of fascinating and fearless twists to ancient black metal tropes. Here, Hinsides revealed themselves to be more melodic and magisterial than they hinted at on their earlier split with comrades Monstraat, but nevertheless kept the attack fucking FERAL and utterly unreal in sum effect. Perhaps all this was unsurprising given that the band is the sole work of M.A. from the esteemed Ultra Silvam…but either way, a new (and harrowing) horde worth reckoning had arrived with acidic aplomb.

Now Hinsides return with an even-stronger (and -stranger) work in Hinsides hörs djävulsklockans urklang. The band’s second full-length titularly translates to “From beyond the ancient chime of the devil bell is heard,” and a more apt approximation of Hinsides‘ ever-expanding sound cannot be found. Joined by Ultra Silvam drummer L.A., M.A. brings back the church bells of the preceding album and goes gonzo with them; at nearly every (crooked) turn, there tolls a bell of doom, summoning dread powers from that Beyond. More concretely, those sinuous peals of eeriness provide complementary / contrapuntal color to Hinsides‘ most rippling ‘n’ roiling black metal yet. But heed the METAL aspect of “black metal” here: the duo devilishly construct dark headbangers that soon whip forth into a state of possession, with starkly melodic leads flying fast and free, altogether creating a (dark, devilish) narrative flow that’s exceptionally unique for something so necro. Underlining that Devil’s Heavy Metal aspect of Hinsides hörs djävulsklockans urklang is the guest appearance of Jonas Hansson from olde-worlde hard rockers Silver Mountain, dropping a solo into “I nekromisantropisk harmoni.” Bringing that aspect to a boil is the cover of the Plasmastics’ “The Damned,” which Hinsides malevolently make their own (and which can only be found on physical copies of the album).

The bells of doom toll even louder with the splendor of archaic witchcraft and devil worship: Hinsides‘ Hinsides hörs djävulsklockans urklang concludes the year with frightening finality!

Preorder info can be found HERE at Regain Records‘ Bandcamp. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Hinsides (Sweden)’s Hinsides hörs djävulsklockans urklang
1. Hinsides hörs djävulsklockans urklang
2. För dödens storhet
3. Djävulshymn
4. I nekromisantropisk harmoni
5. 666 stötar mot himmelens port
6. En stympad människa
7. The Damned (Plasmatics cover) !!ONLY ON PHYSICAL COPIES!!

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STUPOROUS premiere new track – features members of MESLAMTAEA, ASGRAUW, SCHAVOT+++

Today, black/doom enigmas Stuporous premiere the new track “The Voice That Made Me Do It”. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated debut album, Asylum’s Lament, set for international release on January 25th, 2024 via Void Wanderer Productions, in conspiracy with War Productions. Hear Stuporous‘ “The Voice That Made Me Do It” in its entirety here:

Stuporous is a Dutch/Belgian black-doom band with members from the infamous Zwotte Kring collective. With a history in black metal going back to the ’90’s, and a deep interest in doom metal, the idea for Stuporous was born. 

Stuporous is the brainchild of Floris Velthuis, who had previously flirted with blackened doom with his non-orthodox black metal band Meslamtaea. Trumpeter Izzy Op de Beeck, who’s also part of Meslamtaea, plays in various jazz-noir projects. Doom, therefore, is familiar territory to him, and he adds a special dark jazz vibe to the music. With singer Devi, who works in psychiatry, the formation is complete. 

Stuporous‘ lyrics are about mental disorders and depression, based on true events in the psychiatric facility. Devi’s vocals, at times schizophrenic, are making the listener identify with the suffering persons that the music is about. Traditional grunts and screams are interspersed with clean vocals. 

The band’s first public recording, Asylum’s Lament sounds heavy, nostalgic, and melancholic – dreamlike, but not a pleasant dream, as the listener is drowning into a mental nightmare maelstrom…

Also hear the previously revealed “Decorating the Willow Tree” exclusively HERE, courtesy of NoCleanSinging.com. Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover artwork, courtesy of Gordiart, and tracklisting are as follows:

racklisting for Stuporous’ Asylum’s Lament
1. Parasidious Preludium [2:22]
2. Throne of Madness [5:40]
3. Desperation [6:16]
4. Decorating the Willow Tree  [7:13]
5. Never Let Me Go [8:26]
6. Distorted Echoes [6:34]
7. The Voice That Made Me Do It [10:33]

Lineup
Floris Velthuis – guitar, bass, drums, synths (Meslamtaea, Schavot, The Color of Rain, Asgrauw)
Devi Hisgen – vocals (Teitan, The Color of Rain, Cthuluminati)
Izzy Op de Beeck – horn (Meslamtaea, Waveshard, Detour Doom Ensemble, Avatar BE)

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Italy’s WITCHSNAKE stream new HELTER SKELTER album

Today, Italian stoner-doom duo Witchsnake stream the entirety of their highly anticipated second album, Deathcult of the Snake. Set for international release on December 15th via Helter Skelter Productions (distributed & marketed by Regain Records), hear Witchsnake‘s Deathcult of the Snake in its entirety here:

Witchsnake are a still-new formation hailing from Italy, who may or may not contain members of other cult Italian bands. All we know – still – is that the band’s lineup consists of Al on “guitars, bass, possession” and Joe on “drums, weed.” Fittingly, Witchsnake‘s self-titled debut – originally released digitally last autumn, and then physically released by Helter Skelter this past summer – was a smoke-choked juggernaut of blackened-yet-bluesy STONER DOOM in the strictest, most traditional sense. Witchsnake was unique in that the album’s first three tracks were the newest, recorded in August 2022 and showcasing the band at their most towering and terrifying; the second half of the album was comprised of three tracks recorded a month earlier, which Witchsnake consider their original demo – jammier and mostly instrumental, they concluded the album in fitting style. 

Now, Witchsnake reveal their most potent work yet in Deathcult of the Snake. Creepy and greasy, like biker doom taken to its sleaziest-yet-crushing extremes, the tone alone on LP#2 could peel paint off walls…and then soundly collapse those walls with their molten power. Whilst recognizably Witchsnake, there’s moments of Hawkwind at their heaviest and Monolith-era Amebix that are integrated across Deathcult of the Snake, rendering the latent blackness and shuddering stoner doom ever more unique and engaging. Likewise, the band can still step back and smoke with the best of them – the vapor trails seem to coil both higher and lower here, the sense of space simultaneously soothing and foreboding – and when the CRUSH comes, it really comes… But perhaps best of all are the vocals; while never omnipresent, when they do come in, they sound like the unsettling ruminations of a wizard-biker sage. Or, perhaps just gaze upon the stark cover art and you’ll be forewarned of the madness you’re about the embark upon: this is the Deathcult of the Snake!

Preorder info can be found HERE at Regain Records‘ Bandcamp. Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Witchsnake (Italy)’s Deathcult of the Snake

1. Outlaw
2. The Iron Cross Burns
3. Inject The Venom
4. Black Star
5. Deathcult Of The Snake
6. Battlescars The Great Purifier
7. Laughing Among The Ruins


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BURIAL MOON stream SIGNAL REX debut mini-album

On December 8th internationally, Signal Rex will release Burial Moon‘s highly anticipated debut mini-album, self-titled Burial Moon, on CD, 12″ vinyl, and cassette tape formats. And today, we stream the mini-album in its entirety. Hear Burial Moon‘s Burial Moon in its entirety here:

Burial Moon are a mysterious international entity which may or may not include members as distant as Northern Europe as well as the southernmost climes of Europe. Grim and ethereal is their black metal, as the four lengthy tracks across their 22-minute Burial Moon mini-album cast a spell of raw mysticism immediately felt. The guitar tone alone, despite being hypnotically melodic, sounds like decay in realtime; the vocals suitably hover above the ever-surging miasma like a malignant spectre, and often take on a disembodied choral effect. And, for as lengthy as those four component tracks are, their song titles go to great lengths – literally – to convey the psychic headspace Burial Moon are occupying on their public debut. Curious about this mystery? Then catch the band playing this year’s Signal Rex-curated Invicta Requiem Mass VII in Porto, Portugal.

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Burial Moon’s Burial Moon
1. Her eyes are as black as the night sky, and her children are as pale as moonlight
2. The witch is dead. The nightingale sings while the raven is mourning
3. Stars reflect the light of dead stars
4. Darkness shines through the mausoleum, throwing shadows on the unmarked grave

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Poland’s THROAT set release date for new PRIMITIVE REACTION collection

Today, Primitive Reaction announces February 9th, 2024 as the international release date for a special collection from Poland’s Throat, Blood Exaltation, on CD format.

Hailing from the always-vibrant Polish black metal scene, Throat are miasmic morbidity personified. While so many of their domestic contemporaries honor the paradigmatic sounds of the Temple of the Fullmoon, Throat instead mine a wider, wilder style of black metal that looks both east and south. Theirs is a clanging, crunching sound that variously nods to Necromantia, Mortuary Drape, Hungary’s Tormentor, early Samael, and fellow Polish iconoclasts Cultes des Ghoules: catacombed, ancient, unsettling.

To date, Throat released the debut demo New Flesh Nectar in 2020 on the esteemed Fallen Temple label, and now conspire with Primitive Reaction to add that portentous recording with a new EP titled Blood Exaltation. Totaling four tracks in 33 minutes, the Blood Exaltation collection stands as a terrifying testament to Throat‘s eldritch black metal horror: a bridge from the past to the present, scorched by fires unknown but reeking of delirium-inducing sulfur all the same. The potency of the two-song Blood Exaltation EP presents the trio in their current sonic incarnation, more gutted and (s-l-o-w-l-y) grinding, a protracted spelunk among shapeshifting landscapes whereby throat, strings, and skin chafe together in a vulgar manner. The earlier New Flesh Nectar demo displays Throat at their most atmospheric; partially due to the distant recording, partially due to more wide-open spaces they were sowing, the two songs on this introductory recording nevertheless retain a palpitating creepiness, particularly when they drop the tempo down to a tribal trudge – an element they’d explore further on this collection’s namesake recording. Shed thy skin for this Blood Exaltation!

In the meantime, hear the earlier demo track “New Flesh Nectar I” here:

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Throat (Poland)’s Blood Exaltation
1. Chuc [9:02]
2. Klatwa [6:56]
3. New Flesh Nectar I [8:57]
4. New Flesh Nectar II [7:27]

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SELTSAME ERDEN set release date for CHAOS RECORDS debut – features members of NEKUS, INTO COFFIN, PUTRIDARIUM+++

Today, Chaos Records announces February 9th, 2024 as the international release date for Seltsame Erden‘s highly anticipated debut album, Gedankentempeln, on CD format.

Seltsame Erden hail from the medieval town of Marburg, Germany. The band was founded in 2019 by vocalist / guitarist L (concurrently of morbid death metallers Nekus), and soon the lineup was completed by fellow comrades G and J (Into Coffin, Putridarium). Their first release, the Turmfall EP, followed in 2021 as well as a few hand-picked live performances. Sticking to the Teutonic black metal template of being steadfastly traditional and low-profile (or at least no-frills or unassuming), Seltsame Erden surely honored their native idiom with a stout, surging style of black metal that’s now fully blossomed on their debut album.

Titlted Gedankentempeln, Seltsame Erden‘s first full-length was once again recorded in their remote bunker, deep in Hessian woods. As such, the austere and heavily hypnotic swarm of sound Seltsame Erden present here strikes against modernity and other prevailing trends in the “black metal” scene. While the authentically ’90s-rooted atmosphere touches upon the medieval, more so do the power-trio push their onrush of crush toward the minimal-is-maximal splendor of earliest Inquisition, Ondskapt, and even Maniac Butcher: movements of subtlety, detail, and plainly stated POWER. However, the production itself – all recorded, mixed, and mastered by (((CYPHX-AUDIO))) – elevates Seltsame Erden to their own plateau populated by few, so mysteriously ethereal yet palpably physical is Gedankentempeln. The cover artwork by Belial NecroArts vividly illustrates this unique dichotomy. 

Perversely “progressive” in its red-eyed regression, Seltsame Erden prove with that  Gedankentempeln that black metal’s “second reckoning” at the dawn of the new millennium was not lost upon newer generations. The next thousand years are theirs!

In the meantime, stream Gedankentempeln in its entirety here:

Preorder info can be found HERE. Aforementioned cover artwork and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Seltsame Erden’s Gedankentempeln
1. Vaterland (Intro)
2. Zwiegestalt
3. Gedankentempeln
4. Jenseits der Menschen
5. Tenebrae
6. Keno (Dark Ages x Celan)

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American black metallers Azathoth’s Dream stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album

Today, American black metallers Azathoth’s Dream stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album, Nocturnal Vampyric Bewitchment. Set for international release on December 8th via Iron Bonehead Productions on vinyl LP format, hear Azathoth’s Dream‘s Nocturnal Vampyric Bewitchment in its entirety here:

Azathoth’s Dream are a brand-new entity hailing from the United States. On one hand, the one-man band’s sound is undeniably late ’90s French vintage, maintaining a similarly necrotic-yet-aristocratic mysticism not unlike Osculum Infame, Bekhira, Winter Funeral, and very early Seth. On the other, one could liken Azathoth’s Dream to the uprising of raw vampiric black metal in the U.S., spearheaded by Sanguine Relic, Vampirska, early Lamp of Murmuur, and Geist of Ouachita among others. Either way, one listen to the aptly titled Nocturnal Vampyric Bewitchment and one will be indeed bewitched by the band’s melancholic-yet-feral spell…or duly repulsed by it. There’s no other way; just like those stratifying days of the 1990s, you either understand this as BLACK METAL – and stand with it – or you stand against it. It matters not to Azathoth’s Dream: the empty castle’s drawbridge is down, and one need only enter if the spirits are willing.

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Azathoth’s Dream’s Nocturnal Vampyric Bewitchment
A1 Malignant Faith
A2 Instatiable Sanguine Thirst
A3 The Grave
A4 The Moor
A5 Extinguish the Light
B1 Ritual Exsanguination
B2 A Millennia Perished
B3 Winter Dawn
B4 Phantasm


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MERRIMACK Journey to the Heart of Darkness on “Sulphurean Synods”

Embark on a descent into the netherworld on MERRIMACK‘s latest revelation, ‘Of Grace and Gravity’, the ensemble’s 6th full-length album. A haunting symphony of cosmic dissonance will be breathed into existence on the 8th of March, 2024.

The ensemble presents the release of their first single, “Sulphurean Synods”. An aural journey where grotesque assemblies of roosters and goats languish at the foot of heavens. Wallowing guitars and hypnotized passages of blasting drums collide with gravity-bound atoms in oblivious collusion. MERRIMACK, in their enigmatic mastery, expose the futility of belief in occult ministries and slashes in the mask of the sky. The listener, questioned in their faith of the shadows and occult idols.

Dare believe in the sulfurous whispers echoing through this blackened masterpiece, available for all to hear and see here:

‘Of Grace and Gravity’ is out March 8, 2024 on Season of Mist.

Pre-order: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/MerrimackGraceGravity

Here’s what MERRIMACK have to say about the release of their first single:

“Sulphurean Synods” is the opening track of our new album, ‘Of Grace and Gravity’: the two opposing forces crossing where the spine of the world emerges. Where one strives to reach the grace, the divine particle, while bounded by gravity and the weight of time.

We have devoted ourselves to emphasize a more natural and authentic expression of our art, in its primitive form.

For this song, D.G. (Misþyrming) has joined Vestal to mock the modern synods and their corrupted faith.“

Track-list
1. Sulphurean Synods (6:42) [WATCH]
2. Sublunar Despondency (7:07)
3. Dead and Distant Clamors (5:35)
4. Wounds that Heal (6:44)
5. Starving Crowns (8:05)
6. Under the Aimless Spheres (7:01)
7. Embalmer’s Wine (6:59)
Total: 48:13

MERRIMACK are back with their new album ‘Of Grace and Gravity’. Their third release for Season of Mist arrives after the re-print of their long sold-out debut ‘Ashes of Purification’, which followed the sizeable impact that their last album, ‘Omegaphilia’, had on the Black Metal Scene.

MERRIMACK can be categorised as extreme traditionalists that are driven by a burning desire to hone their skills and striving to bring their art to perfection. The band was founded by guitarist Perversifier a.k.a. Amfortas in 1994 with a clear vision to keep the black metal flame burning as an act of aesthetic terrorism – as adamantly based in the underground as opposed to any attempts to co-opt, commercialise or turn the style into a self-parody. Introduced by a number of demo recordings (‘Prologue’ – 1995, ‘Act 1’ – 1995, ‘Horns Defeat Thorns’ – 2001) and split releases (with Hirilorn in 1998 and Sargeist in 2002), the French gained respect in the scene by remaining true to their words.

Although MERRIMACK decided to reach out to a larger audience with the release of their first full-length ‘Ashes of Purification’, the Parisians did not sever their roots with the underground at any time. With the following albums, ‘Of Entropy and Life Denial’ (2006) and ‘Grey Rigorism’ (2009), MERRIMACK closed ranks with the most influential, active, and authentic acts of the French black metal scene. Their classic combination of harsh sound with epic structures appealed to critics and fans alike and put the band on their celebrated first US tour with MARDUK and NACHTMYSTIUM in 2009.

After recording ‘The Acausal Mass’ (2012) in the legendary Necromorbus Studio (WATAIN, DESTRÖYER 666) again, MERRIMACK embarked on a European tour with Norwegian icons MAYHEM and accepted invitations to prestigious festivals such as Hellfest in their native France, Germany’s Party-San Open Air and Summer Breeze as well as Montreal’s Messe des Morts in Canada. With their previous album, ‘Omegaphilia’, MERRIMACK were breathing fresh life into an exhausted genre. While ignoring epithets such as progressive, post-, and avant-garde, the French focused on razor-sharp songwriting, captivating melodies, and close to perfect arrangements.

The ensemble now presents their latest album ‘Of Grace and Gravity’, an aural journey where grotesque assemblies of roosters and goats languish at the foot of heavens. Wallowing guitars and hypnotized passages of blasting drums collide with gravity-bound atoms in oblivious occlusion. MERRIMACK, in their enigmatic mastery, expose the futility of belief in occult ministries and slashes at the mask of the sky. The listener, questioned in their faith of the shadows and occult idols. Dare believe in the sulfurous whispers echoing through this blackened masterpiece.

Line-up
Perversifier – Guitars
A.K. – Guitars
Blastum – Drums
Vestal – Vocals
Daethorn – Bass

Recording Studio
Studio Sainte Marthe, Paris, France   

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Links:
Bandcamp: https://merrimack.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/merrimackofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merrimack666/
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XWKabUW6Y9pm9vyNGlrhV
Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/3642745
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/merrimack/41660594
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B000QKG2N8

IRON CURTAIN premiere new track, set release date for new DYING VICTIMS album


On February 16th, 2024 internationally, Dying Victims Productions will release Iron Curtain’s highly anticipated fifth album, Savage Dawn, on CD and vinyl LP formats. And today we premiere the new track “Gypsy Rocker.” Hear Iron Curtain’s “Gypsy Rocker” in its entirety here:

For nearly 20 years now, Spanish metal inquisition Iron Curtain have been stalwart defenders of the faith. With a discography that includes four full-lengths and twice as many EPs, splits, and demos, Iron Curtain’s ever-sturdy sound was forged in the fires of the early ‘80s: largely nodding to the eternal Motörhead as well as Tank, but also Canadian gods like Exciter and Razor, to the Teutonic might of early Iron Angel and Grave Digger, to Scandinavian gods OZ and Heavy Load, to cult American icons Abattoir and Savage Grace, and the shores of Britannia with the likes of Diamond Head, Raven, and Girlschool. And with the Dying Victims release of career highpoint Danger Zone in 2019, that sound’s become even more rocking than ever.

After a quick-hitting mini-album (again through Dying Victims) titled Metal Gladiator whereby the band presented the new alongside re-recordings of the old, Iron Curtain return to assume their throne with Savage Dawn. Doubtlessly (and vividly!) displayed by its photographic cover art courtesy of Daniel Rabandan, Savage Dawn is indeed a new dawn for Iron Curtain: a concerted return to their rough-hewn roots, only spit-shined with the gleaming chrome that’s come to define them in recent years. Thus does Savage Dawn exhibit a unique dichotomy: their ancient metal’s more juiced-up than ever, but the craggy edges come through in the content while the form is powerfully professional – “slick” only in the very best sense, with mixing by the esteemed Javi Félez (Teitanblood, Destroyer 666, Graveyard) and mastering by the equally esteemed Jaime Gómez Arellano (Ghost, Satan, Mayhem) providing that punch. As such, across these ten new tracks (anthemically presaged by “Rattlesnake” on Metal Gladiator, as vintage four-piece Motörheaded as it comes) do we hear Iron Curtain throw the likes of classic Riot, Jaguar, and Running Wild into their by-now-characteristic blender, with leads and melodies more soaring than ever. 

Cool songs, catchy choruses, straightforward riffs, and pure HEAVY METAL with all killers and no fillers – what more do you need?! Iron Curtain drop the biggest sledgehammer with Savage Dawn!

Aforementioned cover artwork and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Iron Curtain’s Savage Dawn
1. The Aftermath
2. Devil’s Eyes
3. Gypsy Rocker
4. Thy Wolf
5. Калашников 47
6. Rattlesnake
7. Tyger Speed
8. Evil is Everywhere
9. Jericho Trumpet (Stuka)
10. Savage Dawn

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AVRÆ LVNÆ stream SIGNAL REX debut – features members of WAMPYRIC RITES, WINTERSTORM, DUNGEON STEEL, GRYMMSTALT+++

Today, neon metallers Avræ Lvnæ stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album, Ntdd Strl. Set for international release on December 8th via Signal Rex, hear Avræ Lvnæ‘s Ntdd Strl in its entirety here:

Avræ Lvnæ are a power-trio hailing from the still-rising Ecuadorian black metal scene. Fronted by Wampyric Strigoi – mainman of  Wampyric Rites, who’ve had a huge hand in shaping that scene, as well as Grymmstalt, Winterstorm, and Dungeon Steel among many others – Avræ Lvnæ also feature erstwhile   Wampyric Rites / Dungeon Steel drummer Eblis Destructor and one Geist der Natur on guitar and bass. Uniquely, the band brand their black metal “neon metal,” which isn’t as garish as it sounds; rather, they draw to the fore the shimmering, stained-glass textures of mystical black metal, making for a mesmerizing (and MELODIC) display of psychedelic obsidian.

Now, after a compilation appearance and demo last year, Avræ Lvnæ conjure the full fathom of their dazzling powers with the debut album Ntdd Strl. Containing a beguiling set of phonetically challenging song titles – or rather, a certain “code” to decipher – Ntdd Strl makes its point plainly and poignantly with an immediately sumptuous feast of sonics. Actually-gorgeous synths play a prominent role here, weaving in and out of the frequently chorused guitars, whose reverberating melodies penetrate the soul with ease and elan. Vocals are a suitably emotive ululation from both space and tundra, psychic or otherwise, where stargazing mysteries are writ large and wondrously. Whereas so much of the Ecuadorian style of black metal seethes with rabidity and rawness, there’s an almost aristocratic air to Avræ Lvnæ here, or at least a synthesis of classic cosmic and medieval BM idioms – and that “space” is indeed space, for their textures allow ample room to immerse oneself without being onslaughtered by that rabidity & rawness. Thus, one could reference early Abigor, Gehenna, and Ragnarok as well as later Lunar Aurora, Evilfeast, and Midnight Odyssey, ​but Avræ Lvnæ are raising the banners for NEON METAL ​high and proud!

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Avræ Lvnæ’s Ntdd Strl
1. Ntr – Cnstlcn d Rn
2. Ntdd Strl
3. N l Mjstvs Nch
4. Crpt Strl
5. Ls Strlls sn ls Js Csmcs
6. Scndnd ls Nfns Cnfn Strl
7. Ls Rgns Hnsptas dl Vnrs
8. Vtr – Cntlcn d Scrpn

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