Price: Don't recall, around $2
Based on the cover art or the cosmic-sounding songtitles, it might be expected that this is an industrial or electronic-influenced black metal album (I was somewhat expecting crap of the Tidfall/Zyklon type). Thankfully, aside from the intro, that's not the case, and this is a standard fast-paced symphonic black metal album. Keyboard use is constant, but they're low in the mix considering how much they're used, and that results in a different sound dynamic than say, Limbonic Art, who I've seen them compared to.
The album closes with a cover of Emperor's "The Majesty of the Nightsky" with guest playing by Samoth and Faust. It's played well (the keyboards may be better than the original) but is a bit lacking in the atmosphere; the original has those kind of ethereal subdued spoken vocals towards the end of the symphonic section, and here they're harsh and accented.
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