ARCKANUM - ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ

Artist: Arckanum
Album: ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ

Year:  2009

Genre:  Black Metal

Please don’t ask me how to pronounce the name of this record because I have zero clue.  What I do know is that I was never too impressed with a single Arckanum release pervious to this one as it all sounded formulaic and typical.  The other thing I’m sure of is that this release was a huge surprise and is a phenomenal dark piece of metal that is one of my favorite black metal records.  The production is perfect; clear, yet maintains an unbridled and raw presentation.  The album is brutal and basic.  It rips and tears in an early Norwegian style that is as strong as any Darkthrone, Mayhem or Emperor release.  Shamaatae, the one man show behind Arckanum, has been honing his grim craft since the early 90s and all that experience comes to fruition on whatever the hell the title of this record is.  

Listen to "Þursvitnir" here.