Defod – The Lengthening Shadow (2021)

March 18, 2022

The Lengthening Shadow is the debut full length record from North Wales black metal project Defod, which follows the EP/demo cassette the project released through the FHED record label. What was good then has now been honed to become great; it is here where the shadow does indeed lengthen – the title is very apt! The songs are lengthy, intricately woven and very well produced (especially for black metal!). I’m reminded of certain aspects of earlier Cradle Of Filth sounds, as well as the more refined Gorgoroth output (think G-man on vocals), but Defod stands alone without mimicking either of those two bands. I am using them here for descriptive reasons, of course.

This is well worth a listen, and a welcome addition to the growing UK black metal scene.