Misery
Miseria Aeternia ()
Wydane przez Self-financedRok wydania Kraj FranceNapisał Wouter7
While the black metal scene in France remains poignant and potent as ever, the funeral black metal subgenre remains one of the niche markets within the underground. Inspired by famous mourners such as Xasthur, Nortt, Forgotten Tomb, (early) Until Death Overtakes Me and Striborg “Miseria Aeternia” is the third independent effort by Misery who earlier released “Elendighet III” in 2009, this and “Messe Interdite” both in 2011. Misery is apparently a productive unit. The ghoulish vocals remind of earliest Mortiis (“Fodt Til A Herske”). The atmosphere is sufficiently grim with spooky keyboards, minimal riffing, solemn acoustic bits and ambient effects, the drum beats are fairly simple but ominous. All cuts have a similar structure and although this isn’t exactly the most diverse and brutal of genres, Misery manages to take the basic building blocks of this genre and make them sound interesting. “Miseria Aeternia” is far from a vital record, but where a lot of funeral/drone acts tend to plod on aimlessly Misery has a clear idea of where they want to go. This distinction makes this record far more interesting and engaging than any other of recent memory. This isn’t exactly a game changer but its solid nature and clear direction make it far more powerful than many of their directionless peers. The guitar tone is buzzy and not very defined or clear-cut, it is crunchy. All tracks are sung entirely in French, but the lingual difference aside this is well-written funeral black metal that will appeal to that segment of the market.
filledemisere.blogspot.com
