“Downtempo experimental electronic created with only guitars and zero effects of any kind”
Riff-worshippers and darkness-seekers, gather: Oskoreien's self-titled debut fuses atmospheric black metal with post-rock and neofolk — "swaths of grandiosity" with harsh vocals and achingly gentle acoustics that had VICE declaring Neige of Alcest should be taking notes. Chariots Overdrive's The End of Antiquity crashes the party with NWOBHM attitude, soaring guitar solos, and an epic USPM tinge — a heavy metal headbanger's dream. Kill The Reverie's Angel of the Pyre closes with aggressive metalcore fury, breaking generational chains: "the past is dashed upon the floor."