My Music Path

Last year, I wrote a review on Changeling's third record. A genius black metal album with an original almost warm sound that they can only make in America. On March 15, 2021, they released a split cassette with Everlasting Light, a black metal band from Illinois via Quarter Records.                                                                                                                                                                                  ...

Artwork by Eli Mack At the end of 2019, there were two bands from Minneapolis that took the number one spot on my album of the year list: 'Portent' from False and 'The Palms Of Sorrowed Kings' by Obsequiae. Some entity keeps creating these beautiful black metal diamonds. And on the 8th of May, another one was shaped, Changeling brought out their third record called III.  Tracklist: 1. Ominous Disclosure 2. No Gods Left To Kill 3. Fascism Unveiled 4. So It Has Always Been Contemporary black metal is more about escapism and dealing with inner and outer turmoil than worshipping the devil and destroying Christianity. Of course, there are still some ‘true’ black metal bands, but nowadays they’re not so shocking anymore. Black metal has evolved and I’m glad it did. If it didn’t, Changeling never put out such an incredible album. With only four songs that call upon the imagination to see a dystopian future ruled by fascism, the band is one of the many bands that form a new st...