Under the Light of Mountains, by Saqraruna

Under the Light of Mountains

by Saqraruna

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1.	An Impaled God Shall Not Reign 05:02	buy track
2.	To Raise the Four Path Bridge 06:13	buy track
3.	Bethink of the Vulture Bloodshed 07:38	buy track
4.	Clench the Raiders' Hearts 09:25	buy track
5.	Flight of the Black Serpent 09:47	buy track
6.	A Sight Beyond the Sun 07:34	buy track
7.	Semper Mendax 06:38	buy track

about

Saqraruna's "Under the Light of Mountains" takes me back to the days when black metal still had some street cred.
Before bands like Gorgoroth flopped around like waterless fish searching for Satanic riffs on the floor of an alcohol-soaked pub; riffs that got lost in the shuffle and stress of trying to cater to an audience consisting of pop culture fanatics.
Before Dark Funeral lost the entire plot and fell all over themselves trying to recapture some of that old Swedish black magic; magic turned sour by a need to pay off some longstanding debt and a heavy longing to be accepted by the lowest common denominator in a quest for endless cheese.
I don't know what more can be said about this album. It's what my ears needed to hear in this future time where black metal is just something we reminisce about because no one makes it anymore.
Saqraruna takes everything about black metal you love and wraps it up into a true black ball of rolling, glowing, Hell-energy. A ghastly, ghostly trip into the old church, with swirling anti-melodies forming a lightning strike of darkness. It's rare for a new band to get my ears back to the old days and it's even rarer for a new band to make me reminisce fondly about those old days.
The feeling you felt the first time you heard black metal is here to re-introduce itself in "Under the Light of Mountains."

-Aleister Goldbang

credits

released March 18, 2022

Vocals: Ghoulfist
Guitars: Davenium
Guitars: Lord Grinder
Bass: Hastur

Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Studio Black Elephant.