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Genre: Depressive Black Metal

1. Prolog (Vanskapt)
2. Dess Vidriga Djup
3. Anorexians Svarta Ångel
4. Tid Bränner Allt
5. Filosofen, Emissarien och Arkitekten
6. Epilog (Ångest)

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Here we have some prime depressive BM from... Iceland? The hell? As far as I know, there are less than a hundred metal bands in Iceland. However, that does not mean the place can't churn out some magnificent works of Black Metal.

This is some of the best depressive stuff I've heard in years. First off, the full-sounding guitar tone on Vanskapt is absolutely perfect for the atmosphere and music the band plays, and is among my favorite tones for getting mesmerized with entrancing, dark, and mysterious soundscapes. There are so many layers to this music, and once you think there are enough guitars or riffing going on, another lead bursts through the darkness, clawing at the edges of your mind, slowly pulling you in... Fantastically crafted, with tremendous, suffocating atmosphere and gloomy, miserable riffs, mashed with the 10+ minute song structures makes Vanskapt a truly powerful debut, and promises a very successful future.