No other words are necessary: ancient-days Teutonic black metal continues to be on the rise, and EISENKULT are leading the charge with Vulgäre, deutsche Hassmusik!
Since their ...gedenken wir der Finsternis debut album in 2020, EISENKULT have quickly become a flagship band for PURITY THROUGH FIRE, which is perhaps unsurprising given that they include members of labelmates MAVORIM and TOTENWACHE.
On this remastered sophomore album originally from 2010, Eisenwinter carves a strangely radiant blackened monument that retains the restless spirit of the band’s early years.
“The Struggle for Existence” marks a pivotal evolution, not only consolidating the lo-fi brutality familiar from their earlier releases, but also venturing boldly into new sonic territories. While traces of influences such as Eisenwinter, Rostorchester or Totale Vernichtung can still be discerned, the record distinguishes itself with a noticeably brisker tempo and an infusion of the saccharine Finnish flavor, a refreshing twist that propels the music forward.
Completed by a plausibly professional production that doesn't negate the raw grit of emotion, NACHTIG's Eisig' Romantik is bound to be the year's saddest black metal record - and one of the most engrossing.
No other words are necessary: ancient-days Teutonic black metal continues to be on the rise, and EISENKULT are leading the charge with Vulgäre, deutsche Hassmusik!