The Silence of December

On this, Deinonychus' first album, we find the roots of the sound that bands today like Nortt are doing. That being black funeral doom metal. Much on here has it's roots in black metal, from the blast beats that crop up here and there to the ugly thin sounding guitar, it is very black metal, at times even reminding this listener of "A Blaze In the Northern Sky" with keyboards. However there are very slow Burzum-esque moments, and even a few sections that remind me of My Dying Bride (particularly sections with what sounds like a violin playing).
The vocals might be the maker or breaker for most listeners. Mainly for their strange quality, using some Darken like rasps, and also many insane screams that are similar in feeling to a more crazed and Varg, most often the vocalist uses multiple tracks to create a crazed vocal enviroment. At times also his screams die out with a strange and aguished cry, this usually on the more emotionally bleak tracks.
The drums sound like a drum machine, and not particularly the best drum machine, but it does not affect the mood of the music too much. If you can handle the drum machine of Summoning, Blut Aus Nord or Xasthur, then this won't distract you much.
After listening to this album I find myself slowly being taken into their bleak world of darkness. An obvious influence on bands like Nortt and Xasthur, this album stands alongside such like-minded bands to create a suffocating atmosphere of death. Perfect for a dark night whilst watching the silent Nosferatu.