Xanthochroid
Blessed He With Boils
01. Aquatic Deathgate Existence
02. Blessed He With Boils
03. Winter’s End
04. Long Live Our Lifeless King
05. Deus Absconditus: Part I
06. Deus Absconditus: Part II
07. The Leper’s Prospect
08. In Putris Stagnum
09. “Here I’ll Stay”
10. Rebirth Of An Old Nation
[12/21/12]
[Self-Released]
Black Metal is really awesome, but add some symphonic elements to it and it gets even better. Black metal, in essence, is known for its ability to go over the top musically and visually, and to be, in a sense, very epic. Enter Xanthochroid, a symphonic black metal band hailing from California, not the place you would expect USBM to come from. They claim to take influence from the likes of Wintersun, Emperor, Moonsorrow and Opeth and identify their sound as one that “combines many styles into a blackened cloud of legendary metal madness.” And while they may not be legendary, they are starting to show the world they are on the right path.
