NEFARIOUS DUSK

Today, Purity ThroughFire sets December 25th as the international release date for Nefarious Dusk‘s highly anticipated third album, Death Beneath a Starless Sky, on vinyl LP format. The CD version is out now.

Residing in the dankest dungeons of the UK black metal scene, Nefarious Dusk have been spreading their infections since 2011. A trio of demos, an EP, and a split all issued forth before their debut album for Purity ThroughFire, 2019’s The Wanderer of the Cold North. A self-titled album arrived two years later for the label. Through it all, the iron fist of the ever-prolific Dominus has ruled, who currently also counts the considerable Thy Dying Light and Úlfarr among his activities.

Now joined by Úlfarr bandmate Nosdrahcir on drums and synth, Dominus has assembled the third Nefarious Dusk full-length: Death Beneath a Starless Sky. As expected, the duo raise high the banner of second-wave classicism, but surprises still abound. Nefarious Dusk‘s foundation is as firm as ever – a chilling-yet-rousing canvas of ancient atmosphere and hypnotic pulse, tastefully dusted by a subtle fog of synth – but one could rightfully argue that Death Beneath a Starless Sky is a deliberate “regression” of sorts, back to the very earliest ’90s and not strictly within a Scandinavian context. Witness the utterly shredded, sublimely ethereal guitars which recall the very earliest wave of Polish black metal. Then witness the synths float upward from that shimmering mass, creating a solemn-yet-stargazing effect no matter the tempo. For indeed do Nefarious Dusk shift among more tempos here, from the rockin’ side of the self-titled album to the blazing-the-Northern-sky surge of the debut, and the songwriting in kind embarking upon the epic; of the six here, two songs average around eight minutes and another tops ten. Whatever way you approach Death Beneath a Starless Sky, Nefarious Dusk remain against the modern world!

In the meantime, hear the brand-new title track “Death Beneath a Starless Sky” here:

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Nefarious Dusk’s Death Beneath a Starless Sky
1. Black Heart [8:15]
2. Secrets Within the Dead Forest [4:31]
3. The Raven’s Curse [8:41]
4. Death Beneath A Starless Sky [10:02]
5. Mountains of Transylvania [3:28]
6. Hymns of Winter Depression [2:57]

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Today, Purity ThroughFire sets June 7th as the international release date for Nefarious Dusk‘s highly anticipated second album, Nefarious Dusk, on CD and A5 digipack formats. The vinyl LP and cassette tape versions shall follow later this year.

Residing in the dankest dungeons of the UK black metal scene, Nefarious Dusk was formed in 2011 by the ever-prolific Dominus, AKA Hrafn, who currently counts the considerable Thy Dying Light and Úlfarr among his activities. A couple of demos followed before Azrael joined on vocals for 2014’s God is Dead demo. Four years followed with silence before the aptly titled Cold Shadows Over Transylvania EP. Joined by Fog on drums, Nefarious Dusk released their debut album, The Wanderer of the Cold North, via Purity ThroughFire in late 2019, proving that the past was proudly alive with their masterfully second-wave classicism.

Just as frost gives way to fire, along comes Nefarious Dusk‘s second full-length, simply self-titled. Like its celebrated predecessor, Nefarious Dusk is an iron-fisted iteration of Cumbrian Black Metal – proudly dedicated to and inspired by Cumbria, much like Úlfarr – and even with Dominus now solely joined by Azrael on drums, the vision is still the same…and still chilling! Indeed, the cryogenic winds blow stoutly across these landscapes, a chilling-yet-rousing canvas of ancient atmosphere and hypnotic pulse tastefully dusted by a subtle fog of synth. But whereas that predecessor tended toward the epic during its nearly hour-long journey, Nefarious Dusk‘s second album is shockingly succinct and judiciously concise: a tight ‘n’ taut ten tracks across 30 minutes. However, the duo’s songwriting is just as spellbinding as ever and arguably more rockin’ or at least more aggravated, for time waits for no man and swords must be drawn!

Completed by cold & clear production that conveys a wealth of nuance, with Nefarious Dusk do Nefarious Dusk once again prove that traditionalist black metal need not be unimaginative and reductive to convey a power and poignancy that last long after the record’s over. Cumbrian Black Metal coming for you! 

And it’s coming for you with the brand-new track “Nefarious Dusk” here:

Cover and tracklisting as follows:

Tracklisting for Nefarious Dusk’s Nefarious Dusk
1. Cold Shadows Over Transylvania – Part II
2. Nefarious Dusk
3. In The Shadows
4. Master of the Night
5. Fallen Kingdom
6. Nefarious Dusk II
7. Cold Shadows Over Transylvania – Part III
8. Twisted Thorns
9. Cold Shadows Over Transylvania – Part VI
10. Shadows of Dawn

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