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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