DARK MILLENNIUM - Ashore The Celestial Burden LP (Black Vinyl)

Edition of 300
Issued with a double-sided printed inner sleeve.

There are many ways that a metal band can make their music appealing to the listener. The band can incorporate catchy riffs and hooks into their songs. They can dazzle you with their amazing instrumental prowess. They can push their music to extremes people never thought were possible. They can attempt to create atmosphere by overusing keyboards and synths and the like. But Dark Millennium does none of these things on Ashore the Celestial Burden. Instead, they make music that is dark, monolithic and answers to no one, much like the celestial bodies themselves.

Dark Millennium does not crave your attention. They do not try to make music that is accessible in any way. This will not jump out at you, and force you to listen to it repeatedly until you get sick of it. No, just like all the greatest treasures, it must be sought out- you must go to it, and only then will you be able to appreciate the subtle beauty that lurks inside the 55 minutes of this album. It may take a few listens, or maybe a few hundred, but as long as you just give the album a chance and let yourself be taken in by the grand darkness that is Ashore the Celestial Burden, you may find yourself with a delightful treat.