(written by Islander)

Today we turn our attention to the Vienna-based black metal band Ill Tidings and a song we’re premiering from their new album Seeds of Rebirth, which will be released by the esteemed Vendetta Records on June 26th. They have provided this précis of the album as a whole:

The album balances aggression and atmosphere across seven tracks, shifting between cold melodic passages, dense riffing and moments that feel almost ritualistic in tone. While earlier releases hinted toward collapse and finality, Seeds of True Rebirth approaches those ideas head-on, presenting what the band describe as “the apocalypse” itself.

As you can see above, the album’s eye-catching cover art sets the stage in frightening (and intriguing) fashion. The song you’re about to hear is also both frightening and uncomfortably intriguing, and even as a single song, its scope is indeed world-ending. Continue reading »