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Dark Emperor
Reviewed 2015-03-31
Apocynthion - Sidereus Nuncius
Label: Pest Productions

Review: Dark Emperor

Dreamy Atmospheric Post-Black Metal / Blackgaze from Spain. More atmospheric than heavy, this release offers a very unique aural journey through the stars. Most songs dwell in the Post-Rock realm until they pick up and the harsh vocals/heavy riffs come out. Quite mellow for the most part, so don't expect everything to be super heavy.

FCC Clean

Play: 2, 7, 3, 4, 5
1. (1:55) - Creepy mood-setting intro using dialogue from Space Odyssey. (4 out of 5)
2. (10:17) - Wailing clean vocals and extremely melancholic. Song nicely progresses withe pummeling heavy sections. (5 out of 5)
3. (10:51) - Dramatic riffs, excellent drumming, with very moody vocals. (5 out of 5)
4. (7:24) - Dreamy Post-Rock atmospheric piece. (4.5 out of 5)
5. (9:46) - Brilliant atmosphere with excellent clean vocals. (4.5 out of 5)
6. (4:16) - Atmospheric passage with more chilling samples taken from the Bhagavad Gita/Robert Oppenheimer (3 out of 5)
7. (14:50) - Second best song of this release filled with hateful screams that nicely contrast the dreamy atmosphere (5 out of 5)

Recent airplay

Redshift
Sounds of the UnderworldSep 22, 2015
Nothing Important Happened Today - Part Ii
Music CasseroleMay 16, 2015
Redux
Sounds of the UnderworldMay 05, 2015
Nothing Important Happened Today - Part Ii
Sounds of the UnderworldApr 21, 2015
Nothing Important Happened Today - Part I
The Sunset LifeApr 16, 2015
Nothing Important Happened Today - Part Ii
Sounds of the UnderworldApr 14, 2015

Charting

2015-04-03 — 2015-06-05 Loud
Week EndingAirplays
May 17 1
May 10 1
Apr 26 1
Apr 19 2
Apr 12 3

Track listing

1. Tycho Magnetic Anomaly One
2. Redshift
3. Nothing Important Happened Today - Part I
4. Nothing Important Happened Today - Part Ii
5. Mdscc
6. 33.675° N, 106.475° W
7. Redux