Väki - Kuolleen Maan Omaksi (Succumbed To the Dead Soil) (CD)

Release Date: 07/17/20

Finnish Black Metal for fans of Mgła, Funeral Mist, Misþyrming, The Great Old Ones

A whirlwind of haunting and spectral shadows, Finland's Väki ushers in a triumphant return to the cold atmospheres of the past while forging new realms in the great void. Chaos melded perfectly with a focused intent to punish... Tradition waging war against innovation for the unholy wretched soul of black metal. Submission is the only allowance. NO CLEAN SINGING described the album as , 'That feeling of menace and dread within the song builds from the very beginning, constructed upon a heavy foundation of grim, heaving riffs, mountainous bass tones, thundering and methodically hammering drums, and absolutely hair-raising vocal intensity. Yet even in that dire and oppressive opening movement the music displays a kind of terrible magnificence, a dramatic power that's gripping' Metal Hammer, Portugal wrote, ' 'Kuolleen maan omaksi' is, in short, dedication to chaos, an immersive abyss that will atone for all our melancholy and suffering - death without knowing that we are dead.' Popular Metal site, Angry Metal Guy, shared, 'Kuolleen Maan Omaksi is pummeling, dense, claustrophobic black metal with a slightly melodic touch and a thick atmosphere that plays well into the band's apparent fascination....Kuolleen Maan Omaksi is a really promising slice of black metal, and I sincerely look forward to hearing more.'