They could have repeat the same thing they did on their first acclamed LP and the fans would have been pleased, but with “Finsternis” the french occult trio decided to bring their concept to the next level.
This black monolith divided in 5 chapters, all pounded by the same drumbeat over and over (aside from an ambient interlude), stands as a long, unstoppable descent into the abyss, an invocation of some ancient evil force…
This desolate hypnotic trance is progressively haunted by layers of howling and squeaking guitars, getting more consistent as we approach the final climax. No proper riffing here, it’s all about the texture. Dense (the guitars) and minimal (the rhythmic) elements tangled up and filtered through various creepy low frequency sounds, reverb and feedback. Aluk Todolo work on a subliminal level and it’s utterly amazing to hear how deep they can get with a classic guitar/bass/drums line-up. You will surely feel the room you’re in getting darker and darker as you listen to this. If you can still mention black metal and krautrock elements as part of this experience, “Finsternis” is so uncompromised and powerful in its totality that it can be compared to anything else.
If you think “MoRT” by Blut Aus Nord was the ultimate trip to the other side, you haven’t heard nothing yet.
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