THE BLACK FLUX

Virus

Experimental/Post Metal

3.87 | 25 ratings

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Gallifrey

1st March, 2021: Virus - The Black Flux (experimental rock/metal, 2008)

A truly fascinating fusion - I've often said that those spidery dissonant arpeggio riffs that dominate some areas of black metal could sound perfectly natural in other contexts. It's something that artists like Oranssi Pazuzu and Hail Spirit Noir developed in the 2010s, but here in 2008 we have an album from Virus that pre-dates the trend by nearly a decade. This is barely a metal album, let alone black metal, but there are dozens of riffs that could be mistaken for Deathspell Omega ones, this time piled on top of psychedelic rock vocals and songwriting more than any metal. I'm not entirely sold on the album, particularly the first half, but it's undeniably a very unique style.

6.7 (3rd listen)

Part of my listening diary from my facebook music blog - www.facebook.com/TheExoskeletalJunction

Gallifrey | 3/5 | 2021-10-24

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