Infera Bruo (US black metal): out now Rites of the Nameless

The newest work by Infera Bruo is out now and the entire album is available for streaming/purchase on Bandcamp. The music will be of interest to fans of black metal, especially contemporary black metal that is straightforward and catchy, with some prog elements. It is not very melodic but it does have a certain accessibility, in part because of the good, upfront production. --Metal Bulletin Zine

Infera Bruo

Rites of the Nameless

Prosthetic Records

16 October 2020

The official propaganda from Prosthetic Records: Two short years after the release of Cerement, INFERA BRUO returns with Rites of the Nameless; a six part subterranean odyssey through modern blackened metal. The transformative powers of those intervening years have elicited an evolution in INFERA BRUO, captured in equal parts aggressive and melodic form here on their new album.

Threads of that ritualistic transformation are woven throughout the fabric of the album, embedded in the roots of the ensemble’s creative vision. Calling upon the occult and the power of magick to affirm their path forwards has resulted in a bold collection of songs that bristle with defiance and aggression, with subtle nods to classic metal and progressive rock.

The lyrics centre around inner turmoil and self reflection; their empirical nature retains an opaque mystery, resulting in a quality of other-worldliness that is evident throughout. The title refers to ancient unnamed societies, and the rites invoked to transform both the spirit and the flesh. The notion of ritualistic alchemy and metamorphic rites of passage have been utilised as a metaphor for personal change,

Produced, engineered and mixed by INFERA BRUO’s own Galen Baudhuin, and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, Rites of the Nameless is a distinctive beast. Eschewing the lo-fi production of black metal’s Scandinavian origins, and shying away from the pristine polish often found in later subscribers of the genre, the intention was to create an honest representation of the band in its rawest form.

A foreboding atmosphere ripples throughout Rites of the Nameless, converging with a primordial energy that makes each missive both essential and thought provoking. The meditative nature of the album allows room for rumination on the cyclical nature of death, rebirth and everything in between; freedom to escape the day-to-day.

INFERA BRUO is: Chris Danecek (bass); Robin Amos (synthesizer/keyboards); Galen Baudhuin (guitar/vocals); Alex Fewell (drums).

DISCOGRAPHY: Infera Bruo Demo 2011; Desolate Unknown Full-length 2013; Northeastern Hymns Split 2015; Reversing Tides Single 2015; In Conjuration Full-length 2015; Obsidian Tongue / Infera Bruo Split 2015; Cerement Full-length 2018; Rites of the Nameless Full-length 2020.

Rites of the Nameless by Infera Bruo