Black Medium Current, the sixth studio album of bleak, dark and dissonant sounds from Norway’s avant-garde pioneers Dødheimsgard is due for release on April 14 via Peaceville Records.
From their influential and successful beginnings as a raw and grim black metal outfit established during the ongoing swelling of the “second wave” in the early-mid 90s, Dødheimsgard has subsequently evolved into a truly eclectic behemoth with each landmark release; a band now undoubtedly adorned with the mastery of mood and texture through intricate, dark metallic wonderment and unnerving eloquence.
Black Medium Current continues on the path set by 2015’s monumental and universally lauded A Umbra Omega album; itself a deeply poignant and potent release of vast maturity and insight.
Steeped in atmosphere Et Smelter opens the gaping maw of the abyss swallowing the listener whole, digesting them via a multitude of influences. The trademark solemn vocals recall ancient qualities of Black Metal yet viewed through a modernist lens as we move through the forlorn It Does Not Follow before plummeting into Det Tomme Kalde Morke.
Thematically the album deals with the idea of authenticity, the battle of free will versus determinism and what this implies for our moral responsibilities. In Black Medium Current Dødheimsgard also aim to question the notion of ‘responsibility’ as a concept.
