Friday, March 18, 2022

Abdicatrix - traditional black metal from the U.K.

Abdicatrix is a British black metal four piece of Douglas Hamer on drums, Louisa Raco and Dionne Hogan on the guitars, and Nadia Gioia on the rasping, shrieking vocals. Metal Archives shows that from 2005 to 2020 they were called Nonserviam, and after 2020 they took on the current name. This is traditional, classic-style black metal with prototypical guitar and vocals, and it is perfection for devoted supporters looking for good guitar playing, riffs, tremolo melodies and speed. The drumming can and does launch into blasting plenty throughout the album, but there are lots of midtempo segments that offer variety. Overall, the production is good, pretty clear, for black metal, and the entire album should be of interest to the serious and loyal supporters of traditional black metal. The album is called Melancholia (2021) and it is eight songs in a bit over 32 minutes.
Melancholia by Abdicatrix
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