First track from the upcoming album Ànrach, to be released by Kunsthauch. kunsthauch.bandcamp.com
lyrics
Here, where the story of my blood is inscribed on every rock
I dragged my spirit,
like raw nerve-endings
Over unwelcoming terrain
To bury my heart in the breasts
Of barren mountains.
Through gelid glens
Beneath stars gifted light by my memory
And over rocks hewn from my bone
To drink deep from streams
That flow with my blood
Into the sea that bore me here
And again bears me away
Bears me away from rain-lashed cliffs
And mist-veiled shores
Into the northern sea, that lies in inseparable union
With vaporous night
The wind howls with my own voice
But holds no word of welcome
Into the waves
Beneath the fog
Surrendered to dark waters
Dragged down to stygian depths
With snow-dusted glens
Illumed by a cold moon
Searing within
Into the waves
Beneath the fog
Surrendered to dark waters
Dragged down to stygian depths
Beneath the waves
Into the fog
Away from fir-cloaked slopes
That conceived my essence
I shall forever wander
The weather-beaten one
I shall forever wander
I was always intrigued by this group's choice of album covers, it isn't every day that you see high quality space photos in this genre despite the rise of "cosmic" black metal. But the music blew me away, this sounds like Austere took the atmospheric spacey route. (I will assume it's a coincidence that both bands are Australian) porcelainheart-
definetely one of my favourite bm projects lately, love the synth elements. makes you remember how amazing, but terrifying, space really is :) scumdrug
For those of use whose attention span isn't what it was for ambient and who need something more narrative than noise, there is the sub-genre of atmospheric black metal that I'm inclined to call "monolithic". Paysage d'Hiver might be the archetypal example. But if you just want to be consumed by a relentless wall of beautiful air pressure, this is ideal. Luke
If “atmospheric black metal” implies majestic comedowns and dramatic dynamics, this powerhouse instead constitutes anti-atmospheric black metal. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 23, 2021