Anomalie has set 1 November as the release date for its fifth full-length, Riverchild, which will come out through AOP Records, while the first album's track, "Perpetual Twilight", is already out.
Authenticity. Creativity. Passion. Since 2011, the fundament of Anomalie lies within the boundless will to surpass the past by constantly evolving those intense soundscapes that became the trademark of this Austrian collective led by multi-instrumentalist Marrok, also known for his live duties for Harakiri For The Sky.
Simply characterizing Anomalie as "atmospheric black metal" misses the point. Black metal will always serve as a firm foundation for the band's sound, but, as brazenly broadcast by the title of 2021's full-length Transformation, Anomalie is evolving, always moving - in all senses of the word - and every record is as surprising in its approach as it is dependable in Marrok's delivery. Dynamic and devastating, heavy in physical and emotional heft, atmosphere painted in myriad colours (but, naturally, with plenty of black) - Anomalie is as much of a flagship band for AOP Records as Marrok's live employers.
So comes Anomalie's fifth full-length, bearing the mysterious title of Riverchild. Born and raised along the rural shores of the Danube River, the element of water has always had a shaping impact on Marrok's perception of nature and life in general. Throughout Riverchild, he drew a musical portrait of an entity - still present around this immense stream that had always nurtured and taken lives equally, a force able to spend hope and wisdom yet possessing the strength and wrath to destroy.
Comparable to the multiple faces of a colossal river like the Danube, Anomalie's musical direction on Riverchild provides a diverse range of facets, taking the listener on a journey full of profound and honest emotions expressed through aggressive outbursts of pure black metal dissonance as well as fragile moments of introspective calmness. Anomalie once again asks for focus and patience but offers a wider range of rewarding layers than ever! Link
ANOMALIE - Sets Release Date For Fifth Full-Length And Reveals First Track
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