THE SAMURAI – II, LP (Purple)

Raw melodic black metal with a regal disposition that carries its abrasive melancholy with an assured presence. This offering from Japanese project 侍 (The Samurai) is persisting through the veils of primitive noise, producing a succession of tracks that subtly ascend towards a long-form climax that repeats a hauntingly, catchy refrain throughout. Like a morbid mantra of nihilism this is some really well-crafted, spell-binding and atmospheric raw black metal from the highest order!