I reach for the tower
To seek forth the bones
That bled on the threshold
To claim it’s home
The wind disguised the mystic breech
In the cosmic cold realms of silence, suffering depletes
I search for the answers
To the question of death
“Behold the secrets
Of emptiness”
Flee, to the abysmal realms above me
Soar, past the dreams of old
Beyond, the fresh earths soil and aura
Yet still, the lives in there are blind
Dispersed through the void
The other worlds harbour no choice
To spill into the essence of existence
The end of humans innocence
I spoke to the lord of death
“Take me back to my life”
Remains still and silent,
one with the black
No hope in his wake.
What’s happened cannot be unchanged.
Infinite loneliness, forever
Some of the best black metal coming out of the Midwest currently. Dynamic and groove heavy. Ofstingan has abit more to offer than your standard trve kvlt edgelords just copying the second wave Norwegian sound of old. Brimming with atmosphere and an overwhelming feeling of darkness. A rare occurrence where a band is just as awesome on recording as they are live. Hails 𝕺𝖋𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖆𝕹!!!! countxulfric
Aquilus took a decade off and came back like he never left! Bellum I is yet another piece of beautiful melodic black metal mixed with classical and folk that makes you wanna dance naked in a forest somewhere. The natural sounding production increases the atmosphere heavily. Griseus is a monumental black metal album for me but Bellum I isn't far behind. Can't wait for II! Ryan
Another scorcher from the phenomenal one-man black metal outfit STARER, with mind-flaying riffs and eerie tremolo-picked melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 31, 2023
Another gem from Northern Silence Productions, Aussie one-man act Fathomage delivers relentlessly one full-length a year since 2018. This one is again an amazing atmospheric BM extremely well-crafted composition, suffice to listen to the first 12 min of the album, i.e. the first track, to be fully immersed in a mystical Tolkien's journey... but modern, dark ambient elements make it stand out from the baseline! Highly recommended!! sachavonkarl74