Friday, January 23, 2026

Tenebroso--O Ceifador das Almas (CD) {2025 Mal Caminho Productions}


This is Brazilian black metal played in the ancient Norwegian style, but with plenty of cold melody in the largely tremolo-picked riffs. Often, there's a melody played overtop the main riffs, and there's almost a folk-like quality to some of it. This band has been remarkably prolific so far, already on its sixth release in its first year of existence, this being the second full length. This is ok stuff, not something that blew me away at all, but was fine for what it is. I just have a hard time getting into this sort of melodic, almost somber, black metal. I prefer brutality over melody. But if you are the opposite of me, try it out, for your mileage may vary.