DISMAL EUPHONY - Soria Moria Slott LP (Orange Vinyl)

Don't let the fact that Dismal Euphony utilizes synths and female vocals dissuade you from giving this Black Metal masterpiece a spin or ten. Throughout this album the listener is constantly shuffled back and forth amongst such diverse elements as: ethereal, haunting melodic vocal duets; ripping and distorted Black Metal guitar riffing driven by oddly muffled, blasting drumming; epic metalized folk melodies akin to the earlier work of Summoning; and grim, raw Black Metal pandemonium. All the vocals are sung in Norwegian.