Darkend – The Canticle Of Shadows (2016, Non Serviam Records)
There seems
to have a weirdly forced vibe going around the release of this album with the
A-list Black Metal guest performers in the name of Attila Csihar (Mayhem), Niklas Kvarforth (Shining), Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ), and Labes C (Abysmal Grief) for the release of the Italian Symphonic Black Metal
act Darkend’s The Canticle of Shadows. As with any buzz surrounding a movie or a
new record I tend to take a step back and wait for the confetti of fandom and trend
followers to get down to make a more thoughtful opinion about the thing. With
the new Darkend, I wanted to get my
review out in time for the release date so I spaced my listens in time and I
tried to distance myself from the many promotional emails and rainfall that I
had over this new record.
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