Friday, January 8, 2016

Alrakis - Alpha Eri


Alrakis - Alpha Eri
2011 / Atmospheric black metal



Alpha Eri was probably the first proper atmospheric black metal album I ever came across. It took a couple of years before I actually took a liking to the genre, but the sound of Alrakis definitely left a positive impression when I originally found the band. Now coming back to the album I honestly still find it and its outer space theme to be quite intriguing. 

The album consists of 6 relatively long main tracks of which two are just purely instrumental/ambient. There is not a huge amount variation between the tracks but that is a part of the album’s magic as it allows every track to link nicely to the next one with a barely noticeable transition between them. The tracks work really well together creating a steady album wide atmosphere filled with feelings of utter coldness and loneliness, - the space actually theme works quite nicely with black metal? 

The thing carrying Alpha Eri is essentially the previously mentioned atmosphere, which in my opinion makes the album easily worth checking out for anyone interested in the genre. As a word of warning I’ll just say that it’s the kind of album you probably need to pay attention to while listening and make sure you are actually in the mood for some atmospheric music, in order to be able to find it enjoyable.




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