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Modern black metal can often be rote, but this one-man project is leading the way forward.
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An ambition fusion of progressive metal, black metal and electronic for what Thy Catafalque is know for, Avant-Garde metal journey both dense and complex and offers some of the most interesting soundscape 2010's metal has to provide especially within the first 2 main tracks, I personally don't understand the Zugo intro and outro and although it does fall a bit apart by the second half with the electronic aspect taking a bit of a backseat for the black metal fusion. However, Sgurr is an excite ... read more
A mildly interesting trip to the highly experimental, almost-progressive musical world of Hungarian one-man metal band Thy Catafalgue. Sgùrr is a most ambitious, well-produced massive album full of twists and turns, unexpected sonic detours and genre-bending compositions that range from folk to electronic music to full-fledged doom metal passages. The first half has a large amount of interesting instrumentals (which are probably the album's highest qualities) and a very wide range of ... read more
A slight detour in Thy Catafalque's discography. The record is still Thy Catafalque overall, but much "softer" and more accessible. Electronic and folk segments are prominent with little to no actual metal, but that doesn't mean there's less to enjoy. Still, I feel like this is their weakest album. Even if it starts off sluggishly it picks up by the second half to give you that much needed heaviness
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Track List
| 1 | Zúgó 0:19 | |
| 2 | Alföldi Kozmosz 4:15 | 80 |
| 3 | Oldódó Formák a Halál Titokzatos Birodalmáb 15:21 | 78 |
| 4 | A Hajnal Kék Kapuja 2:43 | 72 |
| 5 | Élo Lény 4:43 | 75 |
| 6 | Jura 2:48 | 77 |
| 7 | Sgùrr Eilde Mòr 16:02 | 85 |
| 8 | Keringo 5:00 | 83 |
| 9 | Zúgó 0:26 |
Total Length: 51 minutes
