
Think they'll continue to innovate with this sound in interesting ways going forward. It means that no two songs do the same thing, a serious rarity in black metal, andĮven if the songs aren't as memorable as what they've done before, there's a creativity that's to be admired here, and I

Triangle's best moments weren't even metal at all, and thisĬontinues that theme with some wonderful ambient sections, heightened progressive and avant-garde elements, andĮven use of goth rock clean vocals. Sounds beyond the walls of the black metal genre. Returning to it, I can at least say this isn't short on style, even if it only has a fraction of the substance of itsĪt the least, it's really cool to hear a band take the atmosphere of modern post-Deathspell black metal and apply it to I had listened to this a few times in the build-up to that show,īut I don't really remember much sticking with me, nor did I find the live show particularly worth the trip.

I saw Schammasch on this album's tour, during a manic last-minute trip to Manchester that sticks firmly in my memoryĪs the trip where I left my beloved brolly on the train.

Listening diary 17th October, 2021: Schammasch - Hearts of No Light (black metal, 2019)
