Astri
Blaze of Sorrow- Neromanto
- Oracolo
- Andromeda
- Emptio
- Il Ballo Silvestre
- Anamnesi
- Io, Nessuno
- Bruma
Hailing from Italy, Blaze of Sorrow was born ten years ago as a musical vessel to deliver themes of sorrow and self-reflection through nature inspired black metal with a number of folk influences. Masterminded by multi-instrumentalist Peter, after several demos they quickly caught the attention of the underground with their self-released ‘L’ultimo Respiro’ debut album; a record steeped in an ambience of despair and longing. Throughout the years, Blaze of Sorrow have continued to fashion their unique approach to atmosphere across a further three full-length albums – fusing the essence of the night sky and the tranquillity of the wilderness with outpourings of pure anguish. The band has distilled their own instantly recognizable sound to increasing effect throughout their career.
Their fifth album ‘Astri’ is a fitting tribute to what the band has achieved so far in their career as well as offering a further development of their sound. Delicate acoustic guitars and sibilant, whispered vocals are contrasted with raging chords and furious percussion to deliver a truly immersive and atmospheric experience. Taking cues from legendary acts such as Agalloch and Katatonia, Blaze of Sorrow paint paeans to melancholy on waves of searing melody in a beguiling blend of dark folk and raging extreme metal. The encroaching autumnal twilight and desolate lamentations to the lost are what Blaze of Sorrow call home – and they invite you to join them.
"Astri continues the Blaze of Sorrow style of complex atmospheres that are emotionally uplifting without Peter, the vocalist and jack-of-all-trades-except-the-drums, ever uttering a clean vocal line. If the idea of a warmer sound in your black metal disturbs you, stay away, but a lot of ABM fans will enjoy this one." - 8,5 / 10 Metal-reviews.com
“BLAZE OF SORROW Craft Beautiful Black Metal” - Metal-injection.com
“A very enjoyable album very where the changes are to the voice of the day, well assembled and at times creating atmospheres of folk, where the black metal one takes over completely of the compositions.” - 8/10 Necromance Mag.
“great sounding atmospheric black metal band with touches of folk music” - 8/10 occult black metal mag.