cosmic black metal

Perhaps there are some things out there that aren’t meant to be known, but as a man of science, I find that unacceptable. The universe is constantly expanding, and that rate of expansion might even be increasing itself, so literally who knows what could be lurking in the black corners of the cosmos? Well, there are two categories of people invested in figuring those answers out: astrophysicists and black metal musicians. Mesarthim have always been both part of the enigma and part of the solution, and with their new album Arrival the mysterious duo push against the confines of both space and black metal.

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Aah, space; the final frontier. Cosmic black metal might not be new and uncharted territory, but arguably there’s no one who voyages deeper into the black depths of space as Mesarthim, the Australian powerhouse project that never seems to take a break for anything. On their newest release CLG J02182-05102, which came out digitally in July but is seeing a physical release this week, they manage to literally and figuratively journey farther out into space than they have ever managed to before, and somehow still keep everything fresh. The title might not roll off the tip of the tongue, but this is an album that will be caught in your brain for a long time to come.

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