Today’s review is of Swiss Atmospheric Black Metal band Cân Bardd’s new album.
Delivering the passion and wrath inherent in nature’s purest lairs into a sonic offering, this album incorporates some elements of Folk and somewhat orchestral ambience in the likes of Limbonic Art into their heartfelt atmospheric grimness. Considering this, most songs are very long, and as so the album’s length may end up boring someone who isn’t into the subgenre, but if you enjoy the blackened hate of yore translated into epic songs you should check out this release.
Fans of any sort of melodic Extreme Metal that thrives on grandeur may like the full-length, and while it is true that at times it may stick too comfortably to the current formula for Atmospheric Black Metal, at times in strays in a statement of personality that gives the band a nice character, as seen in the slower bits comparable to Panopticon. My personal highlights are “Une Couronne De Branches” and “Crépuscule”, but a whole play is recommended given the album’s continuity.
I recommend this album to fans of Atmospheric Black Metal, Blackened Folk Metal and Symphonic Black Metal. My rating is of 8,5/10.
VARG THE MIGHTY
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