Review / Chronique - English + Français - MOLDE - Shroud Of The Necromancer - 2023 - The Ritual Productions - Black Metal
MOLDE Shroud Of The Necromancer 2023 The Ritual Productions black metal with doom edges You don't change a winning team, and that's why we didn't have to wait another 19 years to hear the follow-up of Molde's previous effort, the excellent "The Messenger" of which you can find my review here. "Shroud Of The Necromancer" is the second Irish album composed of Ollie Ver (instruments and compositions) and Lord Darkstrom (voice). You can find at the bottom of the page my interview with the latter for Molde as well as the one for his Darkstrom project. As far as "Shroud Of The Necromancer" is concerned, I'll reassure the fearful ones right away: Molde hasn't changed its old-school style and remains anchored in a very pure black metal, with more atmospheric or doom passages (even if they are less marked than in the past, violence and speed dominating more here, at least on the beginning of the album). An album with contagious aggression ...