Hailing from Austria, this is the one-man project of Gravedweller. It's black metal in the Nordic style but with it's own distinct identity. There's a technical edge to the guitar playing that doesn't exist in black metal all that often, with the use of little sweeps in the riffs. It's interesting, adding a dynamic that really helps give this a different feel. The vocals are strangled out of Gravedweller's throat, and he employs all sorts of techniques, from standard black metal rasps to screams, yells, growls, wails, and sometimes even clean vocals. The drums appear to be programmed, but you'd never guess it unless you're either very tuned in to the music or you haven't read the Metal Archives page about the band. The record is cleanly produced but retains and element of rawness that stems from the playing and arrangements. This isn't bad stuff at all, and worth checking out.