Amesoeurs - Ruines Humaines

So, I guess this band came and went pretty quickly. Their full length that came out last year was the first material I had heard of theirs, and though it is a good album, it didn't do much for me in the long run. However, somebody on LG recently posted this release; their first EP from 2006, and I have to say it's pretty spectacular. To those unfamiliar with the band, I'd describe their music as french black metal that is not afraid to borrow from complimentary genres in order to remain interesting and original... I guess post-black metal is a fitting enough label, but this release deserves some elaboration. I'll have to post some of their related projects, namely Alcest and Les Discrets, as they are comparably interesting.

dl

And the lady is really angry …

I still have some “fresh” old-school death metal stuff I would like to post (poor Conan …), but I can’t do it before posting an exceedingly beautiful black metal album, out on Profound Lore.
It’s The Tenant, the latest release by US band Ludicra.

The band is tagged as black metal, and often the rhythms, the riffs and the incredible vocal style of the lady singer, Laurie Sue Shanaman, are “black”, and very angry as well! But there’s much more than that, and those melodic insets, some acoustic and the choirs mixed up with the rich, fast, catchy and original black, thrash, heavy metal riffs make up something incredibly magic and varied.
It’s not simply black, it's not simply prog and it’s less boring than post-metal (of course I’m joking …. a bit …).
And in some instances it's like hearing a bit of Opeth's magic.
I don't have other better words than "beautiful" for this album.

dl.
listen.

Universal

whats the most embarrassing thing about back to back folky metal black posts?
the fact i might make it 3 in a row. if i connect four i'm just gonna quit.

is there anything more embarrassing on earth than looking up photos of black metal bands you like? granted this band isn't top 1500 all time bad, but black metal dudes all look really really silly. it almost completely kills the music for me.

for instance: the first 3 pictures of moonsorrow on google image search of the actual band not album covers ALL FEATURE SWORDS AND SHIELDS. vikings didn't wear camo shorts you chesters, either put down the swords or fucking stop wearing your london fog leather jackets.

anyways back to stupid name here, they list this band as progressive black folk metal, that in itself makes my heart want to die. how can something be prog and folk, does that make any sense to anyone? a viking riding a segway? lolcat decrees of fiefdom "I HAZ UR LAND". anyways the music is actually really good, this is my favorite "menacey keyboard" act in black metal

Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund made it back for this album, thank god too i was worrying his day job at the Fredrikstad bestbuy was becoming too much, lets hope it doesn't strain the quality of the music. which brings me to my favorite space ghost quote of all time.

can i help you?
TO DIE?!?!?!?!?!?!?

borknagar - universal