![]() ![]() Perhaps with Moon of a Thousand Shapes as their closest cousin. Now, if I was to suggest three tracks on this record, then Cold Whisper Carried by the Wind, A Throne Over the Seven Stars, and Towards the Most Primitive Matter of Our Nature would be my choice. Apart from that, the outfit is still manned by the original member Dakkar and Vindok who founded the piece back in time. Let me also point out Amalia Cisneros, their live session bassist, who provided some guitar on the Nettlecarrier cover. Also, the bass does have a distinct voice on Svmma Cvm Nox Arcana, always a good thing in a metal piece. The whole offering comes with (very) slight atmospherics that thrive on a few ambients, clears, 3) and a tad of melodic extravaganza. Well, there’s at least a bit of light in this pitch-black, frightening darkness. But what do you expect, right? One of the main issues a Black Metal piece always has is diversity, and that is a difficult thing in a genre with confines that tight. So much so that after a while we had a few attacks of sensory overload. It’s still those heavy Black Metal riffs that come on an abundance of blast beats. This new record won’t change tack from its predecessor. That said, these Cubans often exceed what filters down from Scandinavia currently, some exceptions notwithstanding. A part of the BM lore that somehow melted into the background these days. This is the stuff from the era of the sweaty, hairy beasts full of hatred for the nailed god. You’ll constantly expect the mean mug of Gaahl (ex Gorgoroth) 2) to appear out from the props somewhere. The real thing, straight from the fiery pit of hell. It’s that traditional Black Metal sound that we sometimes crave. Svmma Cvm Nox Arcana delivers what it promises. And whilst the style doesn’t quite reek of novelty, it’s still pretty remarkable. A band with Cuban origins and based in Spain that can take on any of those established black metallers at any time. Back then, the band’s Black Metal prowess truly made us listen up. We already had a short run-in with them on the excellent Indomitvs some time ago. All lookouts manned, and gun crews ready to fire.Īnd sure enough, the folks from Narbeleth appeared on our search radar with a new album. ![]() So, I was really fired up for some good, church-burning Scandinavian Black Metal. It’s funny, I just listened to an age-old 1996 record of Astarte, the Greek (almost) all-girl Black Metal band, 1) all over again. ![]()
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