This is the first release we’re announcing in the new year and we couldn’t ask for a better one. Wardaemonic here play devastating black metal that’s tempered with dissonant and atmospheric passages, in a way that it still makes sense. Don’t take my word for it but check out the song that’s streaming currently on Bandcamp and YouTube.
Wardaemonic (Australia) – Acts of Repentance (March 20th, 2020)
Genre – Black Metal
Release Date – March 20th, 2020
Record Label – Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of – Immortal, The Furor, Marduk, Watain, Dark Funeral, Mgla, Blut aus Nord, Sammath
Australian black metal force Wardaemonic return with the mightiest album of their career. They’ve gone from strength to strength and on the new album they’ve even incorporated slower, dissonant parts that work brilliantly when contrasted with their trademark blasting music. This is top-shelf black metal that’s uncompromising and steely in its approach, backed with enough experience to make this memorable and also intriguing enough to keep coming back to it for more. This is superbly executed, timeless form of black metal that melds sounds associated with it into one epic, powerful expression that can be deemed quintessential. ‘Acts of Repentance’ gets more elaborate as it progresses, first pummelling the listener into submission and then casting a spell with their transcendental progressions. This is among the finest albums to come out of Australia and is sure to go down as a landmark album for the unheralded band.
Band lineup –
Maelstrom – Drums, Vocals
Lord Bane – Guitars
Blitz – Bass, Synth Programming
Anharat – Guitars, Lead Guitars
Artwork by Leoncio Harmr (Eternal Storm)
Layout by Turkka Rantanen (Paganizer, Demilich)
Track listing –
1. Act I – Introspection
2. Act II – Admission
3. Act III – Castigation
4. Act IV – Sufferance
5. Act V – Repentance
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