FEN — Epoch (review)

FEN — Epoch album cover Album · 2011 · Atmospheric Black Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Phonebook Eater
It’s nice seeing that, even though being still at the beginning of the year, we see so manyn great albums already coming to life: but I have to say that “Epoch” is simply the best so far, like many are starting to believe. In these last few years almost never Black Metal has reached these unexpected levels, and this said by a true admirer of the genre. “Epoch” is very possibly going to be the Black Metal album of the year.

The band is called “Fen”, an English band that released their debut album in 2009. A band that has proven that Black Metal is one of the most active genres of Metal generally speaking. Atmospheric Black Metal is as well been pretty popular lately, and very possibly this album is one of the pinnacles of the most recent movement. The music is rough, the atmospheres bleak and evocative, with excellent musicianship from all the musicians. other than ABM, we here in different occasions some shoegaze influences, a genre that I personally love.

Songs like “Carrier of Echoes”, “Ashbringer”, the tense but somewhat haunting title track, and many others just strike you like lightning, for their intense and beautiful tones that make this album so peculiar and fascinating.

An album I think many metal fans should start taking a peek at, and I can assure you it won’t waste your time, or money.
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bartosso wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Good review, I think I'd give the same rating to this album.
"Carrier of Echoes" is one of the most beautiful songs I've heard in a long time.

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