Krieg - Transient [CD]

Silent for nearly four years, US black metal icons Krieg present their seventh full length recording, Transient. Metal Sucks says of the foursome, Krieg is 'all about mood. And that mood is suffocating and bleak.' Blabbermouth calls band leader/found Imperial (aka Neil Jamison), 'a master of the sonic conveyance of dread and hopelessness.' But it's not all depressive in Imperial's world; his popular blogging at Decibel Magazine has humored fans and readers since an August 2013 spotlight was posted to the popular site (and has since been shared nearly 45k times!). Jamison provides his vocal talents to projects outside Krieg, namely Twilight (with Leviathans Wrest, Nachtmystium's B Judd, Atlas Moth's Stavros G plus Thurston Moore), the Royal Arch Blaspheme (with Profanatica's John Gelso) and Lithotome plus numerous guest appearances and collaborations. With touring plans already in the works for both coasts, Krieg will continue to hold their applauded place in US Black Metal rankings.