Shamanic metal of death!

I, Voidhanger is an Italian label dedicated to everything dark and gloomy. Most of their releases can be assigned to death/black/doom metal with a lot of them crossing the borders of these sub-genres and even going beyond. Khanus is a Finnish outfit perfectly fitting into the label’s overall vision with their often murky yet highly addictive full-length debut “Flammarion”.

The tempo is kept within mid-tempo for the most part with a few faster but also slower and slightly crawling passages. Instead of totally shifting the melodic element to the forefront the band put a lot of emphasis on the atmosphere. Melancholic themes and soundscapes are building the background with dark and moody elements working as a counterpart to the relatively slow but heavy riffing. The chords are complemented by the hypnotic lead work which is not flashy but nevertheless pretty spectacular. This is the kind of album that will suck you in the more it keeps going.

The astonishing lead harmonies are always present in the background providing a lot of haunting harmonies and lending the whole music a moody character.

Limited to 200 copies on black vinyl. Comes with a 12"x24" lyrics poster.