“You cannot fight a war to acquiesce for peace.”
Where black metal meets philosophy: Oskoreien's All Too Human delivers "unrelenting waves and layers of guitars" built around "achingly beautiful melodies" as it meditates on free will through the tragic story of Charles Whitman — an album that "never lets go, and never lets you rest." Their self-titled debut fuses atmospheric black metal with post-rock and neofolk, earning praise that "Neige of Alcest should be taking notes." Meanwhile, Kill The Reverie's Rest for Reverence shifts the lens inward, pleading with trauma survivors to seek help rather than be "molded by their past."