Thoughts: I'm a sucker for this stuff. Black metal that preys off of the fear of the unknown is one of the less common explored themes in the genre.
Lhaad preys off of this concept in their sophomore album Beneath. Their debut, Below, came off a bit lacking and failed to truly engage me. All that is fixed with this second album. The riffs offer more variety and prove to be more interesting, the atmosphere mimics the depth of the ocean floor, and the vocals wail out as if gasping for a last breath.
The album as a whole is slightly better than average black metal with some cool atmospheric moments. Nothing wholly novel or unique, however it does what it does with such conviction and passion that it demands attention as if it were. This one is on my short list of go to albums that I'll put on when I want to feel the suffocating weight of an ocean.
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