Stromptha - Endura Pleniluniis (Satanath) Review by Steve Thomas-Green I’m a sucker for bands that originate from places not normally associated with Metal and Atmospheric Black/Doom from Greenland, certainly fits the bill. Reading between the lines, this might be the last release from Stromptha, and if it is, it’s a decent note to end on. The list of ingredients on this this album is quite long. It glides its way through a plethora of atmospherics, bludgeoning Black Metal, as well as a more Pagan/Viking feel. The glue that holds it altogether could do with a few tweaks as the joins are not seamless, but it’s s�ll an enjoyable album. The first 3 songs on the album follow the Atmospheric Black/Doom path and the final 3 tracks are generally more gloomy, with the music sounding like Joy Division covering someone like Siouxsie and the Banshees, (and even a bit of Simple Minds) but with manic, blackened vocals and an extra dose of misery. Each track on the album is around the 9 minute mark, so there is a lot to take in on each song, but the more you play it, the be�er it gets. And overall, I think I prefer the la�er half of the album. The mix of styles is definitely a bit different, compared to the first half and I personally think bands need to do this to stand out. So I applaud the creator, J, for this brave move. Genuinely, if you’d told me this was a split album featuring 2 different bands, I would have believed you. But I like both styles, so it works for me, but those with more narrow-minded tastes might not enjoy the 2nd part of the album. h�ps://www.facebook.com/stromptha
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