Serpent Column - Mirror in Darkness (2019)^{Release ID: 12691}

I must admit that about halfway through the first track, Promise of the Polis, I was thinking "oh no, another unlistenable pile of 'dissonant' shite". But after that initial blitzkrieg, it settles down to be a very solid album of edgy black metal with dissonant elements. There are some great riffs further in and the drumming, in particular, is impressive throughout. I found myself getting more and more into it as the album progressed and on second listen even the opener didn't seem quite as much of a racket as it did first time through.