Gregor XIII

Apparantly, this interesting band does not have their own thread. Hipster Black Metal, which of course is by far the best kind of Black Metal. Just kidding. I find their philosophies and manifests quite interesting, and I liked their first album Renihilation just fine. Couldn't really figure out how those two things were related though. The album is mainly BM played as rock songs, it is good and it's impressive how 'normal' they make this really extreme genre sound.

The reason they need their own thread, though, is because of their new album Aesthetica. The first two songs I've heard, High Gold and Generation, are just incredible. Very different, but great and interesting both of them. High Gold is a short Black Metal anthem, with howls and shrieks and the like, Generation is more of a minimalist BM-Kraut-Rock thing. It reminds me of Oneida or Boredoms when they are at their most repetitive, but with a BM tinge. Pitchfork has links to it.

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