60. Amiensus - 'Abreaction'

Sorrowful Black Metal from Minnesota. The tracks unfold with so much fragility and introspection that I would almost be tempted to call it post-black. The heaviness and coarseness is scaled back. It's there, but shares space with mournful cello and spiralling atmospherics. In fact, it shares space with so many other influences. There are slices of grunge here and Beach Boys harmonies there. “Abreaction” is essentially a melting pot of different styles and ideas. Extreme Metal is the cord that binds it all together, but it is so, so much more than that.