It took me a long time to accept black metal as something that isn't completely idiotic--only slightly. The whole gaudy, face-painting, occult iconography shtick never really did it for me. (Now for the predictable, "however" part.)
However, I do like Lifelover. Strangely crisp, post-punk guitar lines moving into an almost boy-band like climax--until the lyrics start: screaming, grunting, wailing, hissing. Konkurs contains a large variety of sounds, from the lone, sympathetic piano, IDM beeps, to classic cult chanting and the strange Ukrainian style folk accordian interlude on "Konvulsion." Just when you think you've settled into one song, the monotony is broken by an unexpected change in cadence or sound.
So click the link if you're craving some wrist slitting, skin carving, dismal Arctic circle metal.
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