Nous reviendrons immortels

Well what can I say? This debut album from Aldaaron is one amazing listening experience.
The bands approach towards black metal is very mature and honest. The musicianship is excellent and they create such atmosphere with cold, dreary melodies in each and every track. Lyrics are in French.

The music presented here showcases aggressiveness but at the same time it captures the listener with some real catchy melodies in every song. I hear some influence from the Norwegian band Windir. Many of the rhythmic parts on the album have an almost Viking melodic touch. Intertwine that with fast as hell drumming and shrieking vocals you get one original recording.

One track that I cannot stop playing is track 4. The song is titled En route vers la bataille. This track has one catchy riff that is reminiscent to my ears of the Immortal song Mountains of Might. Some of the slower parts of these songs remind me of the German Viking/Folk Metal band Falkenbach.

I do want to mention that the recording of this album was done with high regards for the listener. What I mean is that the production captures the raw, nihilistic nature of black metal, but at the same time all the instrumentation is balanced out very well. You actually hear the drummer and bassist playing their instruments! Vocals are not to upfront where you can’t hear the music and there not pushed too far back. A very nice mix.

So as I close this. Best words to describe this debut would be:
Raw, Cold, Punishing, Majestic, Wickedness.