Somber and dreamlike, the newest offering of Kalliste– the one-man depressive suicidal black metal project hailing from Tennesse– uncovers new shades and pitches of sorrow with its commitment to marrying emotional dynamicism with rich, otherworldly atmosphere. “Crystalgia” realizes itself as a cracked open mausoleum, both sonically and thematically, each song escaping the confines of the past and expanding out into a wide-open, misty dusk of vulnerability. Enabled by embracing blackgaze’s mountainous peaks and lush valleys of distortion without losing any of the raw touches which defined Kalliste’s coarse DSBM, “Crystaligia” altogether feels like something unearthed in the crucible of introspection, extending outward from that rough, affecting core. Available on cassette or digital, embrace the somber tones of autumn before the damp chill begins to set. Out now on Okända Öden Records.
Purchase Cassette: Kalliste – Crystalgia (EU Distro)
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