Kommodus – An Imperial Sun Rises (2019)

July 29, 2024

Kommodus – for better or worse – has become one of those Goatowarex darlings that people end up snapping and braying like wild animals for trying to get copies of the latest vinyl drop, or what have you. I can safely say however – whilst without wanting to really understand that level of hype for absolutely anything, i’ll be honest with you – that I can see why people think that this shit is really good. Because, y’know, it IS really good (top reviewer, me!).

A lot of the heavy lifting is done with the building of unique atmospheres through the use of instrumental / sampled tracks, but the general “meat” of the black metal, whilst perhaps a touch on the “been done before” side of the coin, has a solid and substantial production, which is refreshing, and acts as a great set of building blocks for an interesting and varied set of songs.