(written by Islander)

Today we encounter once again the term “dark metal“, which is how two labels are describing a debut album they’re releasing from the Cypriot band Ka’aper. It is one of the most amorphous genre descriptions you can find in the realms of metal, most often used (it seems) when none of the other more established and more descriptive labels fit very well, even the multiply-hyphenated ones.

What it means in the case of Ka’aper and their first full-length While Flows The Nile is a subject we’ll explore today through our premiere of a song from the album named “Eyes Of Ka’aper“. But first, a bit of background about what has motivated the band. Continue reading »