SEAR BLISS

Release Year: 2023
Artist Origin: HUN
Style: haunting epic atmospheric black metal

ten track third longplay [2001] by Hungarian entity, according to András Nagy, the sole remaining member from the early days, was born out of anger and pain, which explains its considerably more furious sound - the vision of epic pagan black metal finds a way to resolve dilemma between high-speed aggression and monumental creative ambition, driven by striking trumpet and trombone passages, at times even reaching the dreamy moods associated with doom metal, while keyboard-driven expansiveness that dominated the previous record gives way to heavier guitar riffs, although their affinity for melancholic compositions and majestic orchestral accents remains an essential part of identity, with yet another revamped line-up bringing additional drive, dynamics and maturity to this material; recent Dutch edition comes with a remastered sound