Friday, September 2, 2022

Throne of the Black Moon - traditional black in Washington state, U.S.

Both Bandcamp and Metal Archives show that Washington state, U.S. black metal Throne of the Black Moon has published the following works.
Throne of the Black Moon (EP 2019)
The Lunar Plague (EP 2019)
Upon the Altar of Wrath (full-length 2021)
The album is seven songs in about 53 minutes. The sound is traditional, headbanging black metal with grim vocals and fast, uptempo riffing, a type of guitar work that at times shows a certain thrash heritage, plenty of tremolo, a bit of subtle melody and some more melody during the guitar solos. The bass is very audible, and it works well with the drumming. The rhythm section goes fast and then can launch into blasting, frenzied segments. At some spots they allow some breathing room with some valleys, but overall the speed of choice is headbanging metal. Throne of the Black Moon provides traditional black metal in a way that avoids time-wasting or meandering elements. Audiences that would be interested in focused, on-point songwriting in this genre may see this album to be to their liking. In addition, the good quality of the recording makes the songs come across well and it makes the album in general be comprehensible. The listener will have a clear idea as to the objective or direction of Throne of the Black Moon.
Upon The Altar Of Wrath by Throne Of The Black Moon