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85
After a trilogy of literary, philosophical concept albums, black metal trio Aara cleanse their palate with an invigorating journey into the spectacular, inhospitable landscapes of their native Switzerland.
1y
80
Both vibe-y and headbangable in equal measure, it’s a standout release which feels quintessentially excellent within the contemporary black metal scene.
1y
hope you don't mind, I'm just taking a little detour from my Mayhem deep dive with this one. To begin with, I've always liked stories about climbing disasters and I'm something of a mountaineer myself, so I just had to check this album out. It was inspired by the 1936 Eiger climbing disaster which - long story short - left all four participating climbers dead (there's a pretty good movie about it called Nordwand).
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Has some fantastic dynamics, and great atmosphere. It does lack a little memorability, and the acoustic guitar could be better. Still a great listen!
i assume the rest of the band took the drummer and whoever did the mixing behind the studio , and threatened their families if they don't go ball to the walls on this one , beautiful album , love that shit
holy shii. im happy the best black metal album ive listened to so far is from my beautiful little hometown boys. again a case where a lot of credits have to go to the drummer. most of the atmospheres on this album are just building upon his drumming.
🗣️ uf grindelwald ahi. es wird drum bald dunkel.
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Track List
| 1 | Die das wilde Wetter fängt 9:25 | 88 |
| 2 | Senkrechte Welten 7:15 | 88 |
| 3 | Felsensang 6:16 | 87 |
| 4 | Todesbiwak 6:26 | 83 |
| 5 | Der Wahnsinn dort im Abgrund 5:32 | 84 |
| 6 | Zurück zur roten Fluh 6:54 | 84 |
| 7 | Grausig ist der Blick 5:34 | 84 |
| 8 | Alptraum 8:02 | 84 |
Total Length: 55 minutes
