Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Entry 1149 - Negura Bunget - Virstele Pamintului

Style: Black metal, ambient, folk 

Primary Emotions/Themes: A primitive and highly atmospheric trip into the Romanian forests

Thoughts: Negura Bunget is one of the best bands to ever come out of black metal, I will die on this hill. Not every album is incredible, however the ones that show what the band is truly capable of are elite... this is one of those albums.

While this album does not contain Sol Faur or Hupogrammos, Negru and company still create an album worthy of the Negura Bunget name. While not nearly as complex or as chaotic as the trio's albums, Virstele manages to replicate the atmosphere that the earlier albums have, and even expand on it. 

Starting out with a six minute ambient introduction is a bold move, but it works perfectly with what the rest of the album has to offer. A vast majority of the album is more subdued than anything else the band has put out in the past, with the metal almost taking a back seat to the ambient and folk elements. There are multiple moments on the album where there is no metal for minutes on end, where the music takes a more primitive turn. It relies on percussion and keyboards to bring out the intended results. 

Negura Bunget will always be one of my favorite bands. They didn't always produce amazing material, but when they did it goes to say that I hold that music in the highest regard. RIP Negru. 


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