A return of the Nocturnal Ambient movement....

It's been many years since the more prominent members of the USBM bands Black Funeral, Demoncy and Anu took it upon themselves to make music that was vastly different, yet still captured the essence of the eternal night. The sound, known to few as Black Ambient, was far more ancient in thought than the typical Dark Ambient scene at that time. Nachtotter formed the not-so-known Darkness Enshroud, Xastiel/Ixithra from Demoncy formed Profane Grace, and once ex-Demoncy guitarist and ex-Profane Grace contributor Drathrul left he formed Anu (which is now laid to rest), and the three would ultimately put the Black Ambient sound on a level only known as elite...

As of late, it seems as though the Black Ambient scene has all but been reduced to nil not only in the US but worldwide, with only Austria's Paysage D'hiver delivering every other album of his a full recording of freezing cold synth dirges. Darkness Enshoud have vanished, Profane Grace left us with 2010's release "Nocturnal Omniscience and Anu simply returned to the black void....

Drathrul, however, never rests long..... He has returned with an offering so bleak and dark, it is inevitable that he alone will reign the resurgence of the US Black Ambient movement once again with MYSTYRIIS. Adapting the ideas of the early Anu concept, MYSTYRIIS is not metal based and will not ever be. To continue what put into Profane Grace, this time he does it with much more effect and conviction. The debut MYSTYRIIS album titled "Reise Inn I Riket Av Sorg" is a 50 minute journey into the obscure mists of sorrow, lands more bleak than the moonless midnight sky.

But, if you blink you'll miss it. The album's only release is mega limited to just 50 copies, and a good thing this is. To have too many units flood the distros it's bound to wind up in the hands of some idiots who expect uneducated Darkthrone worship Black Metal, unknowing that its quite the opposite and 10x effective. To preview the album, it is available if you look very closely within this article.

Hail the return of True Black Ambient art. HAIL MYSTYRIIS!



Article written by Midgard.