Midoran Les Chroniques De Mérozia (full album, 2023)

Athäl Zäckar collects together several pieces from his lysergic voyages, into a hallucinatory album of raw beguiling black metal. Trhä is the closest sonic companion to this sound that I can summon, and though there is the ghost of Kellar synths BSOD buried in there somewhere, this is a different kind of narcotic effect, and much less nasty in affect. There is a mischievously playful quality, and sinister naivety to its music box melodies, buried, smothered, then given full flight among the harsh bramble thicket of riffs, rhythms and melancholic ambience. I cant leave without recognising that photo either. This surely has the greatest artwork since the Moldé Volhal album. Great shot. Another fascinating, compelling release from the French Cërcle Mortüaire collective. Band: Midoran Album: Les Chroniques De Mérozia Year: 2023 Label: Cërcle Mortüaire Country: France Genre: Raw Black Metal Transmissions