Music hinted at, not reviewed
Sorrowful, deep, slow, sometimes choral, sometimes solo. Guttural or wailing. Faroese doom-black metal band Hamferð combine all the elements I like best about bands like Sólstafir with both more of a classic black metal approach and at the same time a less noisy, laconic quietness.
Ihsahn’s most experimental album is confusing. Is it some form of semi-electronic jazz? Black metal? Ambient drone with men’s choirs? A musical poem or maybe, gasp, pop music? Probably all of those.
For a very easy introduction, I recommend track 5, Pulse. The album can be bought on Bandcamp.
You wouldn’t believe that this Turko-German duo is a duo. No bass, just one guitar, one set of drums and an excellent, pained voice. It’s a sort of death-n-roll meets black metal punk with some doom sprinkled on top. From Hamburg, Germany. Listen to and buy their albums on Bandcamp:
Very 90s classic-style black metal. Thanks D for the hint.
