A very expressive debut album, which at times sounds like Six Feet Under influences, especially the vocals which strongly transport the human & emotional abysses from the lyrics. Great blackened Death Metal album, which surprises with the tracks "Overton Trees" and "Returning to Autumn" with atmospheric Black Metal and Post Black Metal interludes including clean vocals. 𝕺𝖛 𝕾𝖔𝖗𝖗𝖔𝖜
Le tocsin n'est pas la cloche de cathédrale dont les harmoniques sublimes font accéder au Royaume de Dieu : c'est une cloche dissonante qui donne l'ordre d'évacuation face à une catastrophe imminente.
Tocsin, troisième album de YEAR OF NO LIGHT, ne joue plus sur la dualité : le post-metal du groupe tire sur le doom metal mais reste rapide. Chaque répétition ne fait qu'augmenter un peu plus la pression. Aucune issue et un désespoir total, sous l'indifférence des étoiles.
Ce Tocsin est sublime... Jordan Vauvert
Gaerea's first release of "Unsettling Whispers" was in 2018, and since, they dared define a "black metal" niche of their own, they dared to walk a new path and stir shit up a bit in the realm of BM, this album is a masterpiece and a milestone proving that it can be done, provided the band can pull it off, and they did, oh they did! Gloomy, dark, post-BM sludgy whatever, it's Gaerea, and this one belongs in my BC collection, the end. sachavonkarl74