NOCTURNES MIST As Flames Burn (2013) CD

Australian black metal doesn't get nearly enough credit outside its own timezone, and Nocturnes Mist is exactly the kind of evidence that should be filed in its defence.

Active out of Melbourne's shadow, Nocturnes Mist have spent years building a sound that sits in the raw, atmospheric end of the black metal spectrum, all cold riffs and genuine misanthropy. As Flames Burn, released in 2013, is a proper document of that vision, the kind of record that reminds you this country has always had a dark undercurrent running beneath the mainstream. Supporting Australian underground music is what ALT CVLT exists for, and this one belongs in the collection.

CD. Origin: Australia, 2013.

Fans of: Pestilential Shadows, Drowning the Light, Deathspell Omega.