MYRDDRAAL Surrounded By Unlight (2013) CD

Australian black metal that actually sounds like it was recorded somewhere cold and lightless, which is an achievement when you're from this sunburned continent.

Myrddraal pull their name from the Wheel of Time's most unsettling creatures, and Surrounded by Unlight earns that reference without being precious about it. This is raw, atmospheric black metal with enough grime in the production to keep it honest, the kind of record that doesn't care whether you find it accessible. It sits comfortably in the tradition of second-wave Scandinavian black metal while remaining distinctly Australian in its uncompromising indifference to polish. Support local dark aesthetic, especially when it's this unrelenting.

Format: CD. Full length album. Released 2013. Origin: Australia.

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