French black metal act Throane‘s debut album Derrière-nous, la lumière was one of the most criminally underrated releases of last year.  Its swirling eddies of morose guitar and aching vocals entranced me from the first listen, and I was surprised and a little sad to see that it didn’t seem to make many other year end lists except for my own.  Thankfully, the project is releasing a new full-length, Plus une main à mordre, and it already stands to up the ante considerably.   Continue reading →