При смерти by svrm

"Ukraine’s perpetually untouchable track record with black metal seems to keep rolling year after year. There’s always this intangible air of gross dysphoria in its sound. The self-destructive feeling of mortal grief you get when you realise all optimism is replaced by an impenetrable cynicism towards the human race. It’s cold. Unfathomably so. Svrm perfect this. Having released their debut, 7, last year, very little is known of the outfit. Here, the artist(s) remain faceless, nameless, and hopelessly dismal.

Production standards for При смерти are slightly clearer than last year’s record, yet their nefarious stitching on harsh guitars and dissonant ambience remains. And rather than committing solely to black metal’s familiar tropes, Svrm exhibit an uncanny effortlessness with disparate time-signatures and left field refrains. Over two single tracks, Svrm defy boundaries."

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