More Black Metal. This iteration of the genre begins to exhibit some of those features we spoke of before. Whilst “Ethos” is distinctly strident in its heaviness, it brings into play a folky edge that gives the tempo an almost jolly swagger. It’s also effortlessly big in its sound. It avoids Black Metal's usual penchant to be under produced and instead it is very slick in its grandiose production and windscreen presentation. Still nihilistically nasty this is nihilism with both a Hollywood budget and aspirations.

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