The morose guitar riffs, the extravagant transitions, and shrieking vocal performances prove that black metal doesn’t always need to adhere to traditional standards.
At its core, bluesy stoner riffs carry along both clean and harsh vocals, and are anchored by an incredibly heavy bottom end.
All in all this is the band’s best offering thus far. There’s no shelter. There’s no safety.
Skronky riffs ride the bass like a cowboy on a bull, except it’s the cowboy (guitars) that is wild.
The album has incredible staying power, both in terms of earworm riffs that stay with me throughout the day, and the urge to listen repeatedly, even back to back.
Magelight is an embrace of gentle magic.
Ghafur channels his inner prog and gives us a single more reminiscent of Voivod than anything else.
Acoustic sounding parts are included in a few places to contrast the melancholic and dissonant riffing which divides the rest of the album into a frothing sea of emotion.
if you love exploration in music, different artistic expressions, strange genre blends, and various other avant garde approaches, then this is a must listen.