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Review from ZWaremetalen

Thu, 01 Mar 2018 07:43:30 +0100

Review from : ZWareMetalen

Published: February 27, 2018

Het is al even geleden dat ik iets van Hypnotic Dirge Records mocht reviewen. Dit label presteert steeds sterker – althans qua releases – en eindigde met Obitus’ Slaves of the Vast Machine hoog in mijn jaarlijst in 2017. De split die ik nu wil bespreken verscheen eind 2017 en bevat een Amerikaanse en een Italiaanse atmosferische blackmetalband.

De eerste band op deze split is Ah Ciliz. Deze atmosferische blackband heeft een zekere romantische depressie over zich die teruggebracht kan worden naar Frans/Duitse nature black. Qua speelwijze zit er een post-blackrandje aan vast, maar even zeer een ingetogen, melancholische wolk doom. Misschien is de Belgische frontman Boris Iolis (March Funèbre) hiervoor verantwoordelijk, misschien ligt het aan de transparante productie. In ieder geval erg sfeervol en doorleefd.

Drie nummers voor Ah Ciliz, twee voor Chiral. Chiral brengt een nog uitgesprokener post-blackmetalgenre, dat getypeerd wordt door veel hoogtonig leadgitaarwerk en doffe drums zonder agressie, maar waar de weemoed vanaf spat. Chiral mikt duidelijk op liefhebbers van Cascadian black, onaangetaste lo-fi post-black met nature/anarcho-trekjes. Het hoeft allemaal niet zo strak te zijn, zo lang je de wind maar hoort waaien en je je de watervallen kunt voorstellen ind e verte. Enkele kosmische bliepjes moeten zorgen voor het astrale element.

Een fijne kennismaking met twee bands in dit genre. Nu bekijken wat het vervolg is voor beide creaties. Ik zet mijn geld in op Ah Ciliz.

Reviewed by: Bart Al Foet

Review from IYE Zine

Thu, 14 Dec 2017 14:14:51 +0100

From: IYE Zine

Published: December 11, 2017

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Devo ammettere che c’è stato un momento, in passato, in cui ritenevo che gli split album fossero uno spreco di risorse, soprattutto per le band già attive da tempo, ritenendoli eventualmente un mezzo utile per far conoscere realtà emergenti.

La qualità crescente di questo tipo di uscite, la frequente cura immessa nei formati e l’abilità delle label coinvolte nell’abbinare le band, mi ha fatto da diverso tempo ricredere ed è quindi con enorme piacere che mi ritrovo a parlare di questo Origins.

Lo split in oggetto vede all’opera Ah Ciliz e Chiral, due realtà simili per approccio al black metal ma differenti a livello di approdo.

Ah Ciliz è un progetto dell’omonimo musicista di Seattle che ha già alle spalle diversi lavori su lunga distanza di grande spessore, in virtù di una proposta che mette in mostra un black metal atmosferico e dalle naturali venature cascadiane, non solo per il titolo del primo brano. La novità in quest’occasione è la consegna del ruolo di lead vocalist ad un altra persona, nello specifico Boris Iolis, che gli appassionati di doom conoscono quale bassista degli ottimi Marche Funebre.

Il musicista belga si rivela un bel valore aggiunto con il suo buonissimo screaming lasciando al mastermind il solo compito di tessere le proprie trame, prima incalzanti in Cascadia, poi quasi carezzevoli nello splendido strumentale Moonlight in Night Season e infine melodicamente irresistibile (il lavoro chitarristico nel finale è davvero notevole) in People of The Stars, brano che più di tante parole riesce a descrivere pienamente quali siano le qualità compositive di Ah Ciliz.

Di Chiral abbiamo già parlato diverse volte in passato, trattandosi di un progetto italiano con il quale l’omonimo musicista piacentino sta dimostrando ormai da diversi anni il proprio spessore artistico, confermandolo con questi due brani, il breve ma intenso A Feeble Glare of Autumn ed il lungo (oltre un quarto d’ora di durata) Queen of The Setting Sun, che prende le mosse da un liquido post black per incresparsi con forza nella fase centrale, lasciando che la seconda meta ritorni a quelle atmosfere evocative che sappiamo essere naturalmente nelle corde di questa sempre più convincente realtà.

Ecco spiegato perché questo split album, dietro al quale c’è un’etichetta che propone lavori sempre di grande qualità come la Hypnotic Dirge (qui in collaborazione con la Throats Productions), merita di finire stabilmente tra gli ascolti di chi ama le forme di black metal più oblique e meno scontate.

Rating: 7.5/10

Reviewed by: Stefano Cavanna

Review from Infernal Masquerade Webzine

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 22:13:39 +0100

From: Infernal Masquerade Webzine

Published: November 22, 2017

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Joining forces with Throats Productions, today we have Hypnotic Dirge Records unleashing another brilliant release filled with Atmospheric Black Metal goodness. “Origins” is a split release between USA’s Ah Ciliz and Italy’s one-man outfit Chiral. Featuring a total of five crushing tracks, we are left with great impressions from both of this promising bands.

Opening with Ah Ciliz, the band unleashes the raw power of “Cascadia”, a song very intense and expertly crafted to pack a mean punch. Lurking beneath the punishing riffs and excellent drum patterns, we have a lush melody that makes this track quite engaging. Moving into more atmospheric territories, the lush “Moonlight in Night Season” perfectly changes the pace and delivers a very melancholic and emotional side to the music.

The last Ah Ciliz song is the 7-minute epic “People of the Starts”, which takes a very melodic approach with superbly catchy riffs and an intense bass guitar line. Instantly changing the mood and pace, we get a more Post-Black Metal vibe from Chiral’s opening track “A Feeble Glare of Autumn”. This track is quite intense and very incisive, while perfectly adding atmospheric elements that take it to a whole other level (in a good way).

Closing the release, we have the 15-minute behemoth “Queen of the Setting Sun”, a very emotional piece that perfectly blends melody and aggression with some killer onslaughts of brutality and lush atmospheric passages. If you are into Atmospheric Black Metal that is not drowning in keyboards, this is certainly a release to check out. Both bands deliver punishing tracks that perfectly incorporate atmosphere and melody, in order to craft a more intricate and enjoyable release.

Rating: 91/100

Review from Indy Metal Vault

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 19:10:33 +0100

From: Indy Metal Vault

Published: November 7, 2017

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If it feels like it’s only been a few months since we last heard from Italian one-man black metal project Chiral, that’s because it actually has only been a few months since we last heard from Chiral. It was just this past June, after all, when our friends at Fólkvangr Records reissued the one-man project’s gorgeous 2016 record Gazing Light Eternally on cassette with newly recorded bonus track “The Gazer’s Throne,” and August when he released the single song, 30-minute The Twilight Songs – Part I EP. Given that he’s released twelve(!) demos/singles/splits/etc. since launching the project in early 2014, it really shouldn’t surprise anyone that Teo is keeping up his ridiculous pace with Origins, Chiral’s most recent split with US-based duo Ah Ciliz. Nor should it surprise anyone that, one again, the two songs Chiral contribute the split are the shit. Honestly, I’d be hard pressed to name another atmospheric black metal band that could even come close to matching Chiral’s track record.

Instead, Ah Ciliz is the revelation here – at least for me. Even though the project has been around since 2008, they’ve been releasing music at a much slower clip than their Italian counterpart. In fact, this is the duo’s first release since their 2014 full-length Absurd Aspirations. And while this is admittedly the first time I’ve heard Ah Ciliz, whatever they’ve been doing the last three years has clearly been time well spent. The three songs they contribute to Origins all fall somewhere on the prettier end of the DSBM spectrum. The highlight of their half is “Cascadia,” which reminds me more than a little bit of someone like Woods of Desolation – fast and aggressive, but incredibly melodic at the same time. In other words, it hits my sweet spot just about dead center.

Chiral’s half is comprised of the short instrumental track “A Feeble Glare of Autumn” and the 15+ minute epic “Queen of the Setting Sun,” both of which see him move into much more aggressive territory than anything on Gazing Light Eternally. The instrumental has a strong Second Wave feel to it and features some impressive lead guitar work throughout. “Queen of the Setting Sun” sounds more like he’s doubling down on the early Opeth influences that were scattered throughout his last full-length, especially Morningrise. I really like the heavier direction of the track, and would definitely be into hearing more from Chiral in a similar vein.

Rating: A

Reviewed by: Clayton Michaels

Review from Toilet Ov Hell

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 19:05:49 +0100

From: Toilet ov Hell

Published: November 7, 2017

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(Mini-review)

Ah Ciliz is yet another duo from the land of carbs, and boy do they throw a happy marinara sauce over everything! A stereotypical-bell-cutting-through-wind theme kicks off the split before bursting into one of those uncommonly upbeat black metal tremolos. Minus the fluffy vocals, I get a strong Astronoid vibe from them. The drumming could be a little tighter, but the gritty vocals and melodic guitar play off each other in a really fun way. The songs don’t really progress, but the riffs are so dang catchy and memorable that it doesn’t even matter. The second track would be a nice melodic break during a full-length but is a little odd on this short split. I’ll be keeping an eye out for new Ah Ciliz, that’s for sure.

Chiral is a one-man band doing a strangely similar thing. It’s a really well-paired split. While the guitar just shreds through high-notes, he uses some electronics to build the theme. Sometimes spooky and sometimes technical, they are the most memorable sections of the tracks due to their unexpectedness.

Review from No Clean Singing

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 19:55:52 +0100

From: No Clean Singing

Published: November 2, 2017

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As the seasons change, and the colors of autumn leaves briefly flare like blood and fire, only to be sapped of life and scattered by cold winter winds, it’s not uncommon for our thoughts to turn darker as the days become grayer. Daily tribulations seem magnified, grim memories push back to the surface, reflections on what might have been crowd away hopes of what might be. At such times, some of us search for music that catches these moods, plumbs their depths, and enshrines them in sound with the kind of emotional intensity they require.

And that’s just what Ah Ciliz and Chiral accomplish, each in their own way, on the album-length split we’re premiering today. Named Origins, it will be jointly released on November 6 by two fine labels, Canada’s Hypnotic Dirge Records and Mexico’s Throats Productions. I have some introductory thoughts about each band’s tracks on the split, followed by a stream of all the music.

Both bands could be characterized as purveyors of atmospheric black metal in a depressive vein, and certain similarities in their musical ideas make them fitting companions for a split release. But as you’ll discover, if you don’t already know, they are far from twins, perhaps more like kindred spirits, and their differences, along with their demonstrated talents, make this split a completely absorbing and satisfying experience.

Ah Ciliz has been the solo project of Elmer S. (located on the U.S. west coast), accompanied in the past by a drummer and on this release (according to Metal Archives) by lead vocalist Boris (L’Hiver en Deuil, Marche Funébre, Soul Dissolution). Ah Ciliz has released four albums beginning in 2011, as well as a split with Griefthorn. For this new split, Ah Ciliz contributes three tracks, with lyrical themes that focus on indigenous cultures, nature, and the cosmos.

There are more head-nodding, rocking and rolling rhythms in these songs than blast runs, and more ringing, nearly clean guitar melodies and soaring keyboards than blitzing tremolo harshness. Ah Ciliz melds mystical atmospheres with vibrant emotional intensity, and moves between moods that range from somber wistfulness to soaring triumph. There is loss and longing here as well as fiery intensity, with melodies that are both heart-aching and heart-swelling.

“Cascadia” begins and ends with a bell tolling and the sound of whistling wind, and in between the rhythms change, whirring guitars rise and fall with a melancholy melody or ring out in somber and wistful tones, keyboards soar, and the lyrics are voiced in throat-abrading, rasping roars. It’s a very involving song, and a very infectious one as well.

The second track, “Moonlight In Night Season”, is an instrumental piece introduced by shimmering ambience and the sound of a hooting owl, followed by slow harmonized strumming and a melody that’s sorrowful but beguiling. A sound resembling footfalls through the snow (or perhaps piles of dead leaves) becomes a prelude to a head-nodding drum rhythm and a layering of guitars, synths, and keyboard accents that seems partly bright and partly lonesome.

Ah Ciliz’s skill in layering diverse guitar and keyboard parts to create changing textures is a hallmark of all these tracks, and certainly a strength of the final song, “People of the Stars”. But though the song begins with strumming and picking and a sound like the bowing of a cello, the music surges — jabbing and galloping, rocking and rolling, the vocals reaching heights of incinerating intensity, the whole thing following a fiery arc that seems like a time-lapse sunrise — and yet a chill remains in the air.

Chiral is a prolific Italian one-man band from the countryside near Piacenza whose impressive music I’ve reviewed and premiered before. This split marks Chiral’s third shorter release his second album in 2016, Gazing Light Eternity.

Of Chiral’s two tracks for this split, the first is a comparatively brief (sub-four-minute) instrumental composition named “A Feeble Glare of Autumn” — although there is a sound that surfaces during the track which resembles the wailing of a ghost — and a monumental 15-minute piece called “Queen of the Setting Sun“.

In both songs Chiral creates an atmosphere of wintry bleakness and depressiveness, but also provides surging, adrenaline-fueled rhythms and lead guitar melodies that are both searing and sweeping. In the shorter track, Chiral also introduces a rippling keyboard melody to accompany its galloping pace… right before the music dramatically changes, transitioning to a slow, mystical, segment of ambient music that beautifully shimmers and shines like an aurora borealis. There is at times a mythic aura about this song, as well as penetrating emotional intensity

As you might expect, there is even more variation in the 15-minute track, which begins with a slow drum rhythm, a strong bass pulse, a layering of guitars, and the emergence of ambient music that creates an ethereal atmosphere, and then erupts in a surge of blasting drums and deep, grinding riffs. A head-snapping snare progression and rumbling double-bass pushes the intensity, augmented by a high, penetrating lead guitar melody and agonized harsh vocals, both shrieking and roaring.

The emotional mood of this movement is both brooding and bereaved, ominous and wrenching — and then everything stops briefly, followed by a middle section in which shimmering synthesizer music moves in slow waves, joined by slow, soulful, reverberating guitar notes. It’s a spellbinding sequence, but one that soon turns much darker as the intensity begins building again. As the drums blast and jolt and gallop, and the guitar leads and ambient music swell, the song reaches an emotionally explosive finale.

For such a long piece, “Queen of the Setting Sun” is really gripping — the time seems to pass much more quickly than you realize, which is a testament to Chiral’s prowess as a songwriter and a performer.

Origins will be released by Hypnotic Dirge Records and Throats Productions digitally and in a 6-panel digipack format limited to 500 copies, which will be shared by the two labels and the bands.

Review from Noizze

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 19:06:50 +0100

From: Noizze

Published: October 31, 2017

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An ice cold sky oppressively weighing itself down upon us. The night could never feel colder than when ringing out over the wastelands of Europe, Black Metal takes its evil standing. Chilling through your ears. Black Metal lends itself to experimentation and atmosphere in a way like no other Metal genre. Italy doesn’t exactly get the most attention when it comes to Metal or Black Metal, even. Ah Ciliz and Chiral are up and comers from Italy and offer atmospheric Metal that recalls England’s Winterfylleth, Norway’s Arcturus, Finland’s Thy Serpent and early stages of Norway’s Troll; mixed in different ways that make for the completely different music of Italy’s atmospheric Black Metal bands, Ah Ciliz and Chiral.

Ah Ciliz are a violently calm sea of tremolo picking that builds the rough anarchy of evil within a beautiful and dark atmosphere. A lot of bands within Black Metal stick to doing this well but where Ah Ciliz really start to make their music their own is the layers to which song is told. Changing tempos and withdrawing to an icey wind. Sounding at times very progressive in their approach but certainly a faded atmosphere to an otherwise distorted violence. The melodic power to an atmosphere that forever remains interesting immediately grabs the band attention.

Chiral are both the perfect companion and a complete change to Ah Ciliz. Coming in like a slow burning fire, the same atmospheric melodies and tremolo picking enables a fierceness that recalls Winterfylleth’s intensity and melody. Instead of breaking to a chilling air, Chiral bring forth interestingly tuned drums and sound effects that give a layer on top of their evil sounding melodies. Recalling the experimentation, you’d find in bands like Arcturus whilst bringing the melody of early Troll to blend it all together. Not many Black Metal bands can do this so masterfully. It is somehow more violent than Ah Ciliz whilst being just as atmospheric. Closing with an epic, ‘Queen of the Settling Sun’ just feels like a coup de grace for Chiral. They go all out, symphonic backing a haunting nature to build to a violent streak of raw Black Metal intensity.

Not many Split albums can do this so perfectly, marrying two bands without the detriment of the other. Modern Black Metal has had a tendency to loose itself in the pursuit of an evil sound or a tribute to other sounds, whilst always forgetting what Black Metal always looked for. Ah Ciliz and Chiral feel like a refreshing return to proper form, keeping an intensity that is both melodic and violent. Black Metal par excellence. Origins, is a perfect split album and a deep end start for some Black Metal newcomers.

Rating: 9/10

Reviewed by: Gavin K.

Review from Metal Wave

Sun, 29 Oct 2017 18:15:54 +0100

From: Metal Wave

Published: October 28, 2017

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Gli Ah Ciliz e i Chiral, due realtà nazionali e non, dedite al black metal, danno vita a questo split album dividendosi in totale cinque brani contornati da una splendida artwork che fa da cornice al disco. Ad aprire le danze dello split il duo degli Ah Ciliz, band formatasi come progetto iniziale nel 2008 e con all’attivo diverse uscite tra demo, split, e full lenght, che ci presenta tre stupefacenti brani il cui effetto oscuro e malvagio non tarda a tirare fuori tutta la sua cattiveria grazie anche all’ottima produzione che ne amplifica i contenuti. La band si diletta a fornire all’ascoltatore un quadro completo del proprio estro e delle proprie capacità compositive dando prova che per rendere nella miglior maniera quell’effetto di oscura malvagità non occorre sempre dello scontato estremismo picchiando alla massima potenza sugli strumenti ma esattamente il contrario; ed infatti in questi tre brani si assiste ad una sorta di ventaglio dal quale emerge quell’effetto caratteristico del black metal moderato e allo stesso tempo gelido incisivo e malvagio; con “Cascadia” il personale sound prende il sopravvento generando di seguito mutamenti strumentali su una base ritmica vivace e ben delineata unificata ad uno scream non esuberante ma obiettivo; quanto al successivo “Moonlight in Night Season”, uno strumentale particolarmente toccante, la band offre quella sensazione di introspezione nelle oscure e gelide foreste nordiche, dove tutto può accadere da un momento all’altro in una calma decisamente apparente; si passa poi alla conclusiva “People of the Star”, altro incredibile brano sviluppato in apertura da un contesto acustico moderato, quasi allegro, successivamente orientato nuovamente su un’andatura dapprima moderata e poi più intesa nei contenuti. E’ poi la volta dei due brani proposti da Chiral, one man band nazionale, nata solamente nel 2014 ma con alle spalle un ricco repertorio compositivo di tutto rispetto considerando le numerose uscite anche annuali che l’autore propone ed offre nella scena musicale; Chiral, sviluppa il proprio black metal particolarmente atmosferico, senza ispirarsi troppo alle tradizioni nordiche ma proponendo un sound con delle strutture più personalizzate anche attraverso richiami più folk; nei due brani, il primo dei quali “A Feeble Glare of Autumn”, l’autore propone un quadro strumentale misto tra acustici e ritmiche taglienti ma mai esasperate nei contenuti; il successivo “Queen of The Setting Sun” l’autore offre anche le sue doti canore miste tra scream e growl, non troppo evidenziate, ma di appagante soluzione; quanto al sound nel quarto d’ora scarso che contraddistingue questo brano, si ha una personale coerenza con il genere black, strutturalmente bel composto e particolarmente accattivante per come sviluppato nella sua seconda parte ma l’uscita pare non troppo felice a causa di una produzione che rendere probabilmente il tutto un po’ meno nitido rispetto alla precedente band cui è condiviso lo split. Tirando le somme, gli Ah Chiral si evidenziano come sopra detto, per l’ottima combinazione sia di suoni che per le variabili con cui contraddistinguono i propri brani, immedesimando al meglio l’ascoltatore nello scenario oscuro e malvagio anche per la nitidezza del sound. Quanto a Chiral, la buona musica proposta resta un po’ più penalizzata probabilmente a causa di una produzione che va in parte riguardata.

Rating: 80/100

Reviewed by: Wolverine

Review from Dutch Metal Maniac

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:35:09 +0100

From: Dutch Metal Maniac

Published: October 23, 2017

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On November 6th, the record labels Hypnotic Dirge Records and Throats Productions are releasing a new split together. Origins, as it is called, will contain music from the atmospheric black metal bands Ah Ciliz and Chiral. I already know Chiral's music, but this will be my first time listening to Ah Ciliz. Curious!

Ah Ciliz started in 2008 as a solo project of Elmer, but nowadays Boris Iolis takes care of Ah Ciliz's vocals. You might know Boris Iolis from L'Hiver en Deuil, Marche Funèbre and/or Soul Dissolution. Marco Ceccarelli, Ah Ciliz's drummer until 2014, can also be heard as guest musician on the first Ah Ciliz track of this split, Cascadia.

Musically Ah Ciliz produces very nice atmospheric black metal, but it can be heard that variation is also something they think is important. The whole Ah Ciliz-part as well as each track on its own gives us many musical changes, so it definitely won't get boring. The second track, titled Moonlight In Night Season, let’s us hear the more relaxing side of Ah Ciliz. This folky, ambient interlude between the other two Ah Ciliz tracks, Cascadia and People Of The Stars, makes you focus even more on those. Moonlight In Night Season on its own however is also really worth it. After a short musical build-up in People Of The Stars Ah Ciliz will go full-speed once more for now.

My first time listening to Ah Ciliz was definitely worth it, with People Of The Stars being my favorite.

The second band on this split is no stranger to me. I already wrote reviews of his albums Abisso (here, together with an interview), Where Mountains Pierce The Nightsky (here, split with HaatE), Sed Auiis (here, split with Nebel Über Den Urnenfeldern and Eternal Spell), Snow/Heritage (here), Gazing Light Eternity (here) as well as a compilation he was part of (In Metal We Trust Vol. 1, here). I also mentioned him in the second part of Promoting Bands (here). Of course it's about Chiral, the one-man atmospheric black metal band from Italy.

While Ah Ciliz has three tracks on this split, Chiral has two tracks. Looking at the length of both parts it barely makes a difference, because Chiral's second track, Queen Of The Setting Sun, gives you a 15-minute experience. First Chiral unleash A Feeble Glare Of Autumn, a track you might have heard already, because it's streaming for a while now on Chiral's Facebook page. While A Feeble Glare Of Autumn is instrumental, you aren't going to miss any vocals, because it’s being a really great track as it is now. The electro-sounds are a special surprise, they fit in really nice. They are perfect for leading in its ambient-sounding end. After A Feeble Glare Of Autumn, it's time for the long Chiral track, Queen Of The Setting Sun. The dark, slow start of it immediately captivates you to be, after the addition of choir-like vocals, dragged in the unleashed world of Chiral. The recording of this track sounds a bit crispy, but intentional or not, it really fits this track. Teo's vocals, clean, screams and grunts, are amazing. Yes, Teo even grunts a bit! After eight minutes there is a short moment of rest to go full-speed again towards the end of this amazing split.

With these two tracks Chiral again delivers two masterpieces. Queen Of The Setting Sun will be my favorite between these two.

I surely recommend this split between Ah Ciliz and Chiral to everyone who likes atmospheric black metal. These two bands are definitely worth to keep an eye on.

Reviewed by: Tim van Velthuysen

Review from GBHBL Reviews

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:35:28 +0100

From: GBHBL Reviews

Published: October 20, 2017

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Out on November 6th 2017, atmospheric post black metal band, Chiral will release a split album with atmospheric black metal band, Ah Ciliz. The split, entitled ‘Origins’, will be out via Hypnotic Dirge Records and Throats Productions.

Ah Ciliz get the album started with a trio of icy cold, dripping in dark atmosphere tracks. Cascadia has all the harder elements that will get a black metal fan excited but also includes plenty of melody & a nice smooth sound. Moonlight in Night Season offers something a bit different, being nearly 5 minutes of soft & haunting melody before People of the Stars ups the intensity & rawness.

Ah Ciliz have dropped three extremely modern & memorable atmospheric black metal tracks. A tough act to follow but one that doesn’t faze the excellent Chiral. You can read our review of an earlier album Gazing Light Eternity here.

A Feeble Glare of Autumn brings instant gratification with traditional black metal heaviness but wrapped up in really exciting guitar rhythm & hauntingly evil sounding vocals. The bleak atmosphere is increased at the mid-point as the song drops away into a softer sound briefly.

The final track of the album, Queen of the Setting Sun & the second Chiral track is one final trip through a dreamy melodic state. One that will leave you feeling emotionally drained. The two bands complement each other perfectly. Similar styles but enough differences to make them both worth checking out.Out on November 6th 2017, atmospheric post black metal band, Chiral will release a split album with atmospheric black metal band, Ah Ciliz. The split, entitled ‘Origins’, will be out via Hypnotic Dirge Records and Throats Productions.

Rating: 9/10