‘’ Comme des revenants parmi les ruines’’ is the highly anticipated debut of Quebec’s Sacrenoir. Featuring the highly regarded duo of Athros (Brume d’Automne, Fortress) and Monarque (Monarque, Fortress) it is an album that extols in the origins of true black metal from its bleak beginnings.
From ‘’ Portail vampirique’’ through to the might of ‘’ The Blade of Satan’’ Sacrenoir are able to conjure the titans of the genre and faithfully continue the raw elitist spirit that gave the early nineties scene such impetus and, ultimately, reverence. Whilst they are immediately recognisable as flame bearers of true black metal, their music carries the cold flames set ablaze by the Likes of Gorgoroth and Bathory with their original aggression.
‘’ Le puits du diable’’ is utterly pure mid-paced black metal given some of that uncompromising attitude that takes importance over the technical.
‘’ Aux portes de l’enfer’’ continues the raw aggression with touches of punk snobbery that helped shape the initial sound. ‘’Epuration’’ is that mid-paced relentless attack that offers no respite from the dense riffing and barrage of percussion.
Yet it’s not all odes of icy cold darkness ‘’ Parmi les ruines’’ borders on the beautiful with its atmospheric keyboards that codas the album brilliantly, the swirling snow after the storm with its subtlety and majesty.
‘’ Comme des revenants parmi les ruines’’ is the album for true black metal purists created by those pure and loyal to the sensibilities and existence that black metal demands. Steadfast, true and utterly uncompromising.
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Release Year: 2023
Label: Sepulchral Productions
Category: Album
Country: Canada
Reviewed by Sparky
