Jan
2012 27
2012 27
Serpentcult – Raised by Wolves
After various line- up changes, Belgium’s Serpentcult are back as a trio with a fascinatingly idiosyncratic album. It’s not easy to describe the music of Raised by Wolves. It’s only four songs stretched to 40 minutes and the sound is stripped- down, funereal and moody. I guess you could call them doom, but these songs tend to unfold from groovy to ethereal. In fact, as the album progresses, the band conjures up an introspective, almost Pagan vibe, before expanding into a grandiose, cosmic feel, which reminded me a bit of latter- day Amebix. Raised by Wolves is a rewarding, mysterious album, perfect for these dark Winter nights.
(-Dimitris Kontogiannis-)
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