The Black Metal Thread

Abduction (GBR) - Existentialismus (2025)

Derby's Abduction are one of those black metal bands who seemingly beaver away with no fanfare or support from the music industry at large, making me wonder how they keep at it. It isn't like the UK has exactly ever been overflowing with good black metal acts now is it? Anyway, Abduction is the brainchild of guitarist and vocalist Phil Illsley, aka A|V, with guest musicians providing drums, bass and additional guitars. I was well behind the band around the time of the 2018 album, "A Crown of Curses" which I have on cassette from the now defunct Death Kvlt Productions label, but I have lost touch with their progress over the last few years.

So here we are in 2025 and album number five. This is a well-produced and written slab of vicious and savage-sounding black metal that makes no pretence to the folky or celtic atmospherics which are often a staple of UK black metal, but which goes for the jugular in full-on attack mode. That doesn't mean the thin and tremolo-heavy sound of true raw black metal, the production is too thick and muscular for that, but it takes a more bludgeoning approach, in the vein of death metal. Even though this is still unambiguously black metal with pummelling blast beats and tremolo riffing, there is a fullness of sound that puts more meat on the genre's usually skeletal bones. The band sound very tight and the playing is excellent throughout.

A|V has an excellent vocal delivery with a howling savagery and angst-ridden desperation borne of emotional frustration that screams in the face of an uncaring universe. His lyrics are poetic and dense and I haven't had much time to sit down with them so far, but I am sure they are much deeper in meaning than I have as yet been able to ascertain. The killer riffs are powerful and are driven by a phenomenal powerhouse of a rhythm section as drummer Ed Gorrod and bassist Gavin Archer blast a path with the force of a high explosive drone strike. The tracks all flow nicely with decent variation of pacing, despite the overarching aggressive feel of the album. and the songwriting seems of as high a standard as the musicianship.

All told, this is a very good slab of UKBM and with, in my opinion, the recent decline of previous UK heavyweights such as Winterfylleth and Saor there is no reason why Abduction should not sweep in and claim the mantle of the premier UK black metal act.

4/5 

Lamp of Murmuur - "Heir of Eclipital Romance" (2020)

It has take me a while to catch onto LoM. This one-man black metal project sees high praise regardless of where I look and last night, whilst revelling in the glorious fury of Storm Amy to remind us all of our place on this planet, I watched a couple of USBM documentaries with this guy being called out on both.  Whilst I have high hopes for the new album, based on the single that is out currently at least, I have found this debut to be inferior to Saturnian Bloodstorm from 2023, yet not without its merits.

I like how the majority of the similarities come from other contemporary bm acts as opposed to just endless second wave worship (Immortal and Mayhem aside - those yodellingvocal moments are pure Attila, "De Mysteriis..." worshp to my ears).  This makes for an interesting album that sounds modern whilst still firmly nodding to the old ways. It has an enduring, ever-forging direction to it.  The atmospherics seem to grow as the album presses on, culminating with the Dead Can Dance cover at the end of the record.

Embracing rawness alongside melodicism to much success, Heir of Eclipital Romance is a strong debut album that sets out the stall of LoM well enough I feel.  It is a tad too long in hindsight, which could be put down to over-exuberance on the artists part.  Credit where it is due though, I enjoy the record enough as the start of my (chronological) LoM journey.

3.5/5

Rauhnåcht - "Zwischenwelten" (2025)

As the Burzum chimes grow heavier on 'Der Spalt zwischen den Welten' ('the gap between worlds') there is a sense that Rauhnåcht's fifth full length has arrived. I am very much a fan of that particular trait from the Filosofem album, so any use of that sound can only be a good thing in my book. For a band/artist that is advertised as pagan black metal, it was a bit of a surprise to hear ambient chimes, yet it fits the track aesthetic perfectly. There are other influences on show as well, such as the illusions of grandeur of Summoning or the earthy fortitude of Drudkh.

Zwischenwelten (‘between worlds’) is music for times of adversity. Acting as a balm with its soothing atmospheres yet also providing strength and hope in the chants and resonating tremolo riffs. As an album it has a succinctness in how it plays for just under forty-minutes, as if the artist is taking brief respite from some daily labour to share tales of mysticism and dark fantasy. As the album artwork alludes to, there is a darkness to the album that dress its contents as a warning, a collection of tales of what exactly it is that lurks in that gap between worlds; without ever stating which worlds are being spoken about.

Although less direct in approach than Drudkh, the timbre of the guitar matches on track such as ‘Naturgewalten’ (‘forces of nature’) as it builds up to full speed. Cleverly applying atmospherics in the vacant space around the instruments is well done. As with the album overall, the pagan/folk elements are obvious but never intrusive and as such Zwischenwelten feels like a more conventional black metal album than at first expected. I think the release is only let down by the fact that it lacks any genuine standout moments though. There is no raging intensity that takes the breath away at any point, nor any passages of true ethereal beauty to reflect upon either. Closing track ‘Alleinsamkeit’ comes close with its choral vocals and melancholic leanings but still comes up short in the long run.

3.5/5

Oracle of the Void - "In Darkness Is Found the Greater Enlightenment" demo (1995)

The Australian underground extreme metal scene was a really exciting place to be back in the mid-1990's & I could spend all day running you through high-quality releases & demos from bands that never amounted to anything of significance, mainly off the back of living in such an isolated part of the world during the pre-internet days. Coffs Harbour-based black metallers Oracle of the Void are one such artist & I doubt that any of you have heard of them but that doesn't stop their 1995 demo tape from being a better listen than those of the big Norwegian names like Emperor, Enslaved, Satyricon or Burzum from earlier in the decade. There can be no doubt that Oracle of the Void were heavily influenced by early Emperor as you could be forgiven for mistaking "In Darkness Is Found the Greater Enlightenment" for some of their early works if you didn't know any better with the high-pitched screams & tasteful use of keyboards clearly having been inspired by Ihsahn & co. These guys utilize a dual vocal attack though, combining those blackened screams with ultra-deep death growls to good effect. My brutal death metal band Neuropath played a show with Oracle of the Void at the Agincourt Hotel in Sydney in around 1996 & it was there that I picked up this demo tape which was re-released as a 10" E.P. in 2006. They put on a great show & were nice enough chaps too. I recall them playing a cover version of Immortal's "Unsilent Storms in the North Abyss" early on in their setlist, only to repeat it again at the end of the set at the request of various members of the audience.

For fans of Emperor, Abigor & Nazxul.

4/5

I'm pretty happy Filosofem is no longer the top black metal album on RYM.  Dissection, while not my number 1 choice personally, has a better overall sound and isn't tainted by an overlong ambient track that has very little imagination.  Burzum's quite good as a metal artist, but his dungeon synth needs work.

Hecate Enthroned - "Upon Promeathean Shores (Unscriptured Waters)" E.P. (1995)

I picked up the debut release from these British black metallers through my Neuropath circles at around the time of release & quite liked it. "Upon Promeathean Shores" was originally released as Hecate Enthroned's second demo tape "An Ode for a Haunted Wood" but ended up getting a proper release through the Blackend label shortly afterwards. There is really no doubt as to the artist that Hecate Enthroned most admire because this is very much an attempt to clone Cradle of Filth's 1994 debut album "The Principle of Evil Made Flesh" but it's not a bad effort as the quality level is quite close, even if the musicianship is not quite there yet. Future Cradle of Filth bassist Jon Kennedy's high-pitched shrieks are uncannily similar to Dani Filth's actually & one would imagine that he'd spent a fair bit of time in front of his bedroom mirror while staring at a poster of Dani. The tracklisting does tend to fade over the last couple of tracks but there's still enough decent material included here to justify a couple of listens.

For fans of Cradle of Filth, Anorexia Nervosa & Graveworm.

3.5/5

I have the most recent Darkthrone albums on vinyl and thought I would like to get the earlier stuff on that format to. Nicely timed is the release of this beast of a boxset, a copy of which I have arriving tomorrow.

The Fist in the Face of God (2026)

The nine albums from "A Blaze in the Northern Sky" through to "Sardonic Wrath" in vinyl format with a shit ton of other stuff. Really looking forward to this baby's arrival!

Mayhem - "The Dawn of the Black Hearts: Live in Norway 1990" (1995)

This live bootleg release was a total conquest for me at the time after the Reverend Kriss Hades from Sadistik Exekution told me that he had a picture disc version of it. I was so jealous that I spent the next week hunting down a mail order picture disc copy of my own, probably at an incredibly inflated price. It turned out that it wasn't much to listen to though as the recording quality is pretty much handheld cassette recorder level but the novelty factor is certainly there, firstly for the incredibly poor taste cover "artwork" which features a graphic photo of Mayhem's legendary front man after he'd blew his own head off & secondly for the inclusion of the Dead's vocals which are invariably brilliant. Even though the sound quality is incredibly raw, it never threatens to mask the incredible skills of Dead who pretty much set the scene for the modern black metal vocalist. No one was doing this shit in 1990 but three years later we'd see every man & his dog trying to emulate Dead's style. There are a few tracks that manage to overcome the lack of production here (see "Deathcrush", "Necrolust" & my personal highlight "Freezing Moon") but I can't seem to overcome the feeling that I'd much rather be listening to "Live in Leipzig: East Germany 26/11/90" which is a good couple of steps up from this release. I'd admittedly still take "The Dawn of the Black Hearts: Live in Norway 1990" over pre-Dead 1980's Mayhem releases like the "Pure Fucking Armageddon" demo tape or the "Deathcrush" E.P. though.

For fans of Gorgoroth, Darkthrone & Watain.

3/5

That cover is absolutely fucking heartbreaking man. What a sickening and utterly tragic waste of an exceedingly rare and truly one-off, albeit extremely troubled, metal individual. RIP.

Immortal - "Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism" (1992)

I'm not much of a fan of Immortal's two 1991 self-titled releases (i.e. their initial crude death metal demo tape & subsequent move into black metal through a two-song E.P.) so it's their debut full-length "Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism" that really represents the birth of our relationship. The album includes both of the tracks from the E.P. in a superior format & showed Immortal to be ahead of most of the pack in terms of timing with the Second Wave of Black Metal boom about to land. I will say that I still wasn't fully convinced by the debut though which is probably why I haven't rated "Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism" until now. It wouldn't be until I purchased Immortal's classic 1993 sophomore album "Pure Holocaust" that I'd find myself giving one of their releases more than a few listens & I still maintain that feeling after this week's revisit.

There's no doubt that opener "The Call of the Wintermoon" is an excellent example of the Norwegian black metal sound but I don't think the album ever reaches those heights again over the remaining five songs. The croaky signature vocal delivery of bassist Abbath Doom Occulta (Abbath/I/Old Funeral) is already a highlight but the instrumentation still feels a little under-developed with the musicianship being very simple &the noticeable lack of the exciting blast-beats that would drive Immortal's next couple of records when Abbath would take over the drumming from Armagedda (Demonaz/I). Admittedly, Demonaz' (Demonaz/I/Old Funeral) guitar work is cleaner than his fairly sloppy performance on "Pure Holocaust" but the riffs are clearly less challenging to play from a speed & technicality point of view at this point. I do quite like the production job though as it gives the music its own personality, even if the riffs aren't exactly anything to write home about. The increased Bathory influence over later material is most welcome here with "Blood Fire Death" appearing to be a major influence on tracks like epic closer "A Perfect Vision of the Rising Northland". The lacklustre "Blacker Than Darkness" is the only dud included with the rest of the tracklisting being more decent & acceptable than it is essential.

For fans of Inquisition, Abbath & Bathory.

3.5/5

This one's about right IMO. Not much I would "disagree" with here.

I actually really like DFM. The energy and naive looseness of it really appeals to the side of me that spits in the eye of technicality, complexity and polish.

I have the most recent Darkthrone albums on vinyl and thought I would like to get the earlier stuff on that format to. Nicely timed is the release of this beast of a boxset, a copy of which I have arriving tomorrow.

The Fist in the Face of God (2026)

The nine albums from "A Blaze in the Northern Sky" through to "Sardonic Wrath" in vinyl format with a shit ton of other stuff. Really looking forward to this baby's arrival!

So this finally arrived today - no fucking thanks to Amazon. Supposed to arrive Mar 6th. Nope - put back to Mar 13th. Nope - now due to arrive end of April. I have fallen for this shit with Amazon before and in the end they say they can't get hold of it anymore so you end up disappointed. Checked on the Peaceville online store and it was still available, so cancelled the Amazon order and bought it direct. Arrived in 3 days. Fucking Bezos!!

[It is every bit as great as I had hoped by the way.]

I have the most recent Darkthrone albums on vinyl and thought I would like to get the earlier stuff on that format to. Nicely timed is the release of this beast of a boxset, a copy of which I have arriving tomorrow.

The Fist in the Face of God (2026)

The nine albums from "A Blaze in the Northern Sky" through to "Sardonic Wrath" in vinyl format with a shit ton of other stuff. Really looking forward to this baby's arrival!

So this finally arrived today - no fucking thanks to Amazon. Supposed to arrive Mar 6th. Nope - put back to Mar 13th. Nope - now due to arrive end of April. I have fallen for this shit with Amazon before and in the end they say they can't get hold of it anymore so you end up disappointed. Checked on the Peaceville online store and it was still available, so cancelled the Amazon order and bought it direct. Arrived in 3 days. Fucking Bezos!!

[It is every bit as great as I had hoped by the way.]

Yep, gave up with Amazon ages ago for this very same reason, although currently in dispute with Artoffact Records after the Mares of Thrace record I ordered directly at end of Dec 25 with a 7 Feb 26 delivery date has still not arrived.  Bandcamp can't even get an answer out of them either, four days left before I get a full refund ffrom Bandcamp and they deduct the cost out of future sales the label makes through the site.

I have the most recent Darkthrone albums on vinyl and thought I would like to get the earlier stuff on that format to. Nicely timed is the release of this beast of a boxset, a copy of which I have arriving tomorrow.

The Fist in the Face of God (2026)

The nine albums from "A Blaze in the Northern Sky" through to "Sardonic Wrath" in vinyl format with a shit ton of other stuff. Really looking forward to this baby's arrival!

So this finally arrived today - no fucking thanks to Amazon. Supposed to arrive Mar 6th. Nope - put back to Mar 13th. Nope - now due to arrive end of April. I have fallen for this shit with Amazon before and in the end they say they can't get hold of it anymore so you end up disappointed. Checked on the Peaceville online store and it was still available, so cancelled the Amazon order and bought it direct. Arrived in 3 days. Fucking Bezos!!

[It is every bit as great as I had hoped by the way.]

Yep, gave up with Amazon ages ago for this very same reason, although currently in dispute with Artoffact Records after the Mares of Thrace record I ordered directly at end of Dec 25 with a 7 Feb 26 delivery date has still not arrived.  Bandcamp can't even get an answer out of them either.

I often wonder nowadays if the world is becoming peopled by complete incompetents and shysters. Nothing seems to work anymore and no one seems to know why, or even want to do anything about changing it. I have had no end of things lost in the post - especially things I send to my brother in Scotland - but no one seems to care or wish to do anything about it. In fact it is now seen as quite usual. They all want you to pay for registered and insured post rather than making the standard post better - another damn scam.

There's only really Debemur Morti I have any faith in anymore but I haven't been purchasing a lot of physical stuff whilst I was waiting to see how my home situation panned out (turns out I am staying in this house so can start purchasing again).  Testing Amor Fati records with that Misotheist record I was loving yesterday to see how they fare.

Vlad Tepes/Belkètre - "March to the Black Holocaust" split album (1995)

Here we have one of the crowning glories of the French "Les Légions Noires" black metal scene of the 1990's & a release that doesn't really stand up to modern scrutiny in my opinion.

Vlad Tepes was a Brest-based duo made up of Vorlok Drakksteim (Black Murder/Dzlvarv/Seviss/Susvourtre/Torture/Vèrmyapre Kommando) & Wlad Drakksteim (Black Murder/Dzlvarv/Seviss/Vèrmyapre Kommando). As you can see, these guys were involved in a whole slew of important French demo projects & I didn't mind a couple of their earlier demo tapes under the Vlad Tepes moniker at the time either (see 1994's "War Funeral March" & "Celtic Poetry") but the eight tracks included here do very little for me, despite containing much of the same material as "Celtic Poetry". What you can expect is an extremely raw & lo-fi brand of early 90's black metal that's performed in a very sloppy fashion with many of the riffs having more of a melodic feel than I'd like (kinda like Ulver's 1997 "Nattens madrigal: Aatte hymne til ulven i manden" third album in a way) & occasionally even veering into folk metal territory which triggers my yucky gag reflex. The vocals are nice & grim (think Abbath meets Nocturno Culto) but the instrumentation is pretty lacklustre in my opinion, leaving me struggling for connection across most of the eight pieces included here. 2.5/5

Bergerac's Belkètre are far more interesting in my opinion with their distorted, treble-heavy sound being highlighted by the overthetop vocal delivery of band leader Vordb Dréagvor Uèzréèvb (Black Murder/Brenoritvrezorkre/Chapel of Ghouls/Dvnaèbkre/Moëvöt/Seviss/Torgeist/Vagézaryavtre/Zelda) who is ably supported by Aäkon Këëtrëh (Torgeist/Zelda) to give us a much more engaging eight pieces of ultra lo-fi & primitive French black metal. I have some time for Belkètre's 1996 "Ambre Zuetki Vuordrevartre" demo tape & I get a similar level of enjoyment out of their contribution to this split album which arrived the previous year. The interludes don't do anything for me at all but the proper songs are all pretty decent, although they're definitely held up by the demo-quality production & fairly sloppy performances. I guess that's kinda the point here though as neither band are looking for accessibility, quite the opposite in fact. When taken holistically though, Belkètre's side of the release is the reason for exploring "March to the Black Holocaust" as far as I can see. Unfortunately, it's charms are overcome by the inadequacies of Vlad Tepes' contribution so I can't in good conscience recommend this supposedly classic record. 3.5/5

For fans of Mütiilation, Torgeist & Black Murder.

3/5

Satyricon - "Nemesis Divina" (1996)

I raced out & bought the highly acclaimed third full-length CD from Norwegian black metal gods Satyricon immediately upon release back in 1996 & I think it's fair to say that I gave it plenty of gushing feedback too. Time has shown me that it's perhaps not quite as classic as I originally thought though & I think the same can be said for Satyricon in general if I'm being completely honest. These days, I'd suggest that they've never released a genuinely classic album with all three of their most popular early records suffering a little from some misguided moments, even though they all include their fair share of brilliance. It's interesting that this week I've found myself thinking that the much more finely polished "Nemesis Divina" is structured very similarly to Satyricon's solid yet significantly rawer debut album "Dark Medieval Times" too but it's surprised me that I'm now slightly favouring the debut for the first time in the last three decades. The vocals & drumming are great on "Nemesis Divina" but the instrumentation is occasionally a little too melodic (even folky) for my taste. Opener "The Dawn of a New Age" is an absolute ripper & Frost's blast-beat sections are invariably spectacular but where are the other classic songs here? I don't think there are any to tell you the truth. Still... the greatly improved production job makes "Nemesis Divina" a fine Norwegian black metal experience nonetheless.

For fans of Taake, Darkthrone & Emperor.

4/5

Abigor - "Nachthymnen (From the Twilight Kingdom)" (1995)

While I didn't mind the allegedly classic 1994 "Verwüstung/Invoke the Dark Age" debut album from this Austrian black metal trio, I wouldn't say that I was totally convinced until their underrated 1995 "Orkblut - The Retaliation" E.P. which Ben purchased on CD at the time of release. I remember it distinctly because I went to leave the house to purchase it myself, only to discover Ben playing his new CD copy in his bedroom which saw much squabbling ensuing between us. It's been a while since I've listened to "Orkblut - The Retaliation" now but I remember it being a significant step up for the band, so by the time Abigor's sophomore album "Nachthymnen (From the Twilight Kingdom)" appeared just months later, the Austrians had our complete attention.

Time has shown us that "Nachthymnen (From the Twilight Kingdom)" has gone on to be Abigor's most highly regarded release over the years but I've never found it to be any more than a passing amusement personally & I still maintain that position now. I think it's just a bit too melodic & one-dimensional for my taste & it doesn't feel all that dark for a supposedly dark & evil black metal record. I certainly really enjoy the drumming of Thomas Tannenberger which is excellent throughout, particularly his brutal blast beats. I don't think the blackened shrieks of Silenius (Amestigon/Summoning/Die Verbannten Kinder Evas/Kreuzweg Ost/Pazuzu) are very good though & the synth work is really quite cheesy at times which perhaps shouldn't surprise me given Abigor's links to Summoning who I've always struggled with. Despite what some people may say, I do enjoy the clean female vocals which pop up from time to time, even if they do feel like they've been stolen from a gothic metal band while Peter Kubik & Tannenberger 's melodic tremolo-picked guitar interplay had become somewhat of a signature for Abigor by this stage but it can sound pretty samey after a while.

"Nachthymnen (From the Twilight Kingdom)" can easily be broken up into three three-song portions in terms of quality in my opinion. The first trio of songs are all pretty decent but things only really heat up for the middle section of the album comprised of "Dornen", "As Astral Images Darken Reality" & "The Dark Kiss" before things settle back into the sort of standard we heard earlier in the release for the remainder of the tracklisting. There aren't any obvious duds included but I wouldn't say there's anything particularly classic here either so I can't justify those sort of claims about the overall album. Still... I think most black metal fans will appreciate Abigor's second full-length, despite the flaws I mentioned earlier.

For fans of Emperor, Dødheimsgard & Lunar Aurora.

3.5/5

Immortal - "Battles in the North" (1995)

While 1993's "Pure Holocaust" sophomore album was the record that cemented Norwegian black metal icons Immortal as a band that commanded my interest, it was third full-length "Battle in the North" that saw them joining the top tier of the genre for me personally & I still regard it as a black metal classic today. I purchased the digipack CD upon release (along with a long-sleeve shirt that I wore around the scene religiously for a while there) & it received a good ol' flogging during the back end of 1995. Immortal upped the brutality significantly once front man Abbath took over the drumming duties on "Pure Holocaust" but this? This was a whole different kettle of fish & still sits amongst the most intense extreme metal releases ever recorded. The riffs are swarming & inhuman, the drumming is relentlessly pummeling & Abbath's signature croaky vocals are demonic & sinister, not to mention ridiculously catchy. There are those critics out there who criticize Abbath's drumming as being incompetent but that's not a valid concern if you know a thing or two about extreme metal drumming. Sure, his kick drum work isn't always super-precise but the clicky kick drum triggers that are right at the front of the mix go a long way to highlighting every blemish & these imperfections aren't anything unusual for black metal drummers. His arms are not a problem at all though & it's really the guitars that struggle to keep up with the frantic rhythms at times. That's what people are complaining about without actually realising the root cause. This minor flaw is not a significant problem for me anyway though with songs like the title track, "Cursed Realms of the Winterdemons" & "At the Stormy Gates of Mist" being some of my all-time favourite black metal numbers. There isn't a weak number amongst the ten on offer & I'm gonna suggest that "Battle in the North" is easily Immortal best album, leaving highly regarded releases like "Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism", "At the Heart of Winter" & "Sons of Northern Darkness" in the dust. 

For fans of Inquisition, Abbath & Mayhem.

4.5/5

Mütiilation - "Vampires of Black Imperial Blood" (1995)

I first encountered the debut album from French black metal leaders Mütiilation through the mid-90's tape trading scene but have to admit that I could never understand the appeal. People seem to buy into the messaging that was coming out of the Les Légions Noires movement at the time which was all about what "true black metal" should be & taking it back to its roots but those punters seem to be ignoring the obvious which is that Meyhna'ch was an eighteen year old kid who had only just gotten into black metal & was certainly no authority on what it should or shouldn't be. From the evidence here, he'd only just started to learn to play his instruments too because the musicianship on display is pretty terrible. The vocals are very strong if you like the classic croaky Nocturno Culto style but let's not pretend that Mütiilation were doing anything particularly original here.

The incredibly lo-fi production isn't a strength in my opinion. It takes away the bite & impact from the riffs with the drumming being incredibly basic & the drum sound making me question if it is being produced on an actual drum kit rather than some pots & pans. It's probably fitting that I find arguably the least popular track in "Eternal Empire of Majesty Death" to be the clear creative highlight because I'm simply not able to connect with this "music". I didn't like the Vlad Tepes/Belkètre split album "March to the Black Holocaust" much but I'd probably still take it over this record which was supposedly the first proper release to come out of Les Légions Noires. Both of those releases are massively overrated for mine though, even if neither is terrible. I don't think people realise that there were a thousand underground demo tapes that sounded exactly like this record & it wasn't intentional either. That fact makes me question whether Meyhna'ch actually intended on "Vampires of Black Imperial Blood" sounding this raw or if it was simply all he could muster up at the time. I suspect a bit of both to be honest.

For fans of Vlad Tepes, Belkètre & Drowning the Light.

3/5