From the ashes of grief, atmospheric black metal bleeds anew: Belgian collective Splendidula's Absentia — written in the wake of losing bassist Peter Chromiak — blends black metal and doom with fragile atmospheric passages across six sorrow-drenched tracks, featuring guest vocals from Aaron Stainthorpe (My Dying Bride) and Tim Yatras (Austere, Germ) on the suffocating title track. Descending into darker ritual territory, Black Shaman's Tradition fuses cinematic ambient soundscapes with black metal and doom, conjuring hypnotic shamanic atmospheres like a shadowy film score of death and rebirth.
“Tormented screams, relentless energy and hauntingly atmospheric passages ultimately unfold into a lingering climax, carrying the listener through a frozen landscape of grief, isolation and inner to...”
“This atmospheric track dives deep into the hidden struggles behind our public façades, blending doom, black and post metal.”
“The cover talks for itself. You'll hear what you see.”