Today, Austrian black metallers Anomalie stream the entirety of their highly anticipated fifth album, Riverchild. Set for international release on November 1st via AOP Records, hear Anomalie‘s Riverchild in its entirety here:
Authenticity. Creativity. Passion. Since 2011, the fundament of Anomalie lies within the boundless will to surpass the past by constantly evolving those intense soundscapes that became the trademark of this Austrian collective led by multi-instrumentalist Marrok, also known for his live duties for Harakiri for the Sky.
To simply characterize Anomalie as “atmospheric black metal” greatly misses the point. Granted, black metal will always serve as firm foundation for the band’s sound, but as brazenly broadcast by the title of 2021’s full-length Transformation, Anomalie are always evolving, always moving – in all senses of the word – and every record is as surprising in its approach as it is dependable in Marrok’s delivery. Dynamic and devastating, heavy in both physical and emotional heft, atmosphere painted in myriad colors (but, naturally, with plenty of black) – Anomalie are as much of a flagship band for AOP Records as Marrok’s live employers.
So comes Anomalie‘s fifth full-length, bearing the mysterious title of Riverchild. Born and raised along the rural shores of the Danube River, the element of water has always had a shaping impact on Marrok’s perception of nature and life in general. Throughout Riverchild, he drew a musical portrait of an entity still present around this immense stream which had always nurtured and taken lives equally, a force able of spending hope and wisdom but also possessing the strength and wrath to destroy and destruct.
Comparable to the multiple faces of a colossal river like the Danube, Anomalie‘s musical direction on Riverchild provides a diverse range of facets, taking the listener on a journey full of profound and honest emotions expressed through aggressive outbursts of pure black metal dissonance as well as fragile moments of introspective calmness. Anomalie once again asks for focus and patience, but offers a wider range of rewarding layers than ever before!
Cover artwork, courtesy of Misanthropic Art Illustrations, and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Anomalie’s Riverchild
1. Mother Of Stars
2. An Unvorgiving Tide
3. Perpetual Twilight
4. Heart To Beat
5. Awakening
6. Riverchild
7. Among Shadows
8. A Cosmic Truth
9. Thoughts
Lineup
Chris “Marrok” Brauch – vocals, guitars, bass, percussions & electronics
Lukas Schlintl – drums
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