Italy has one of the richest and in my opinion most awesome underground scene in Europe and I am always very happy when I have the opportunity to listen and discover new bands from that scene. This time I listened and reviewed the latest Adragard album out on Perkun Records.

I think that it was circa 1996.or 1997.when I read in one old Metal Hammer of Rock Hard issue and interview with Infernus from Gorgoroth where he stated that black metal is not music for everyone´s ears and it is ugly, grim, emotional but also aggressive and desperate art, it went somehow like that. Now, 20 and something years after, I still couldn´t agree more. Black metal is art and it is hard, grim and not everyone finds beauty inside of it. Adragard have been started in 1997.as a project but now they have full lineup and new full length album. What to expect? 7  songs of old school pure underground black metal. The guitar work is grim, fast but also has some parts that make this album great. What I found interesting are many slower atmospheric parts like for example “Eremo”, the only song in Italian language, others are all in English. The lyrics deal with personal demons and desolation, nature, end of the world, that it how I interpreted them for myself while listening to the album. This is grim, raw, a bit necro, but also melodic and heartfelt album that all the fans of such style will love. I know I did. Bands like these show that the scene is alive and well which is a great thing.

7,5/10

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