Black Metal History Month- Bizarrekult : "Alt Som Finnes"

I noticed today how some metal sites are beginning to steer away from black metal as it's and hateful for them, so I must pick up the slack and dig deeper.. Here is a project based in Norway that offers a rather dynamic take on the genres rooted in solid songwriting. The first song smurpose on the second while ending on where you are in the song. The vocals are a wrath-filled scowl. Though more singing appears the further into the album you travel. The drums are more deliberate than not. They lock into a dense throb for "Avmakt." It is more than just senseless blasting.

"Hap" is more atmospheric and finds them weaving a beautifully bleak shade into the sonic fabric of the song. There was a hint of the more depressive elements as an undercurrent, but I enjoy them coming to the surface here, making this my favorite song so far. They kick into a higher gear of intensity for "Drom". They shift through several dark and dynamic layers of anguished sound as the song unfolds. There is a more epic swagger, empowering gallop to the riff of "Verdens Verste". It brings Enslaved to mind.

"Aversjon" comes clsoer to what you might expect from black metal as it flows from a sweeping tremolo-picked riff. The drums drive the last song until it dips down into a more sparse melodic break. When they build back into the blast, there is a more Deafheaven feel. Overall, I like where they go with this album and the emotional range it is willing to venture into, so I will give it a 9.5. Out on Season of Mist.