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Band info
Band: Splintering Lightning Spear
Album: ‘Ice Shatters as Thunderbolts Break the Night Sky‘
Released: December 8th, 2023
Genre: raw black metal
Location: Canada
Review
Sometimes all one desires is just a straightforward black metal demo. That’s why today we present to you the project Splintering Lightning Spear. Cold, aggressive, raw.
They present us with a style not uncommon, yet executed promisingly well. Tremolo-picking, half-tone steps, blast beats, and those distorted, inhuman screams combined to create a thrashing yet dark style. Combined with the matching, well-known diy aesthetics, the nail-bracelets, swords, etc., basically everything we like, it makes for just this simple good time to listen that remains so hard to explain to all of your friends.
And what would black metal reminiscent of the second wave be without a little edge? Seemingly presenting themselves as little different to most common ‘unpolitical’ bands, SLS’ demos focus on the topics of anti-imperialism and freedom of the individual. So if you’re up to play some good old black metal, here you go!