Cenobite - Saint of Killers E​.​P.

Cenobite have released Saint of Killers, a new EP of their curious take on atmospheric and thrashy black metal. The production is much improved. The duo's previous EP The Black sounded like a black 'n roll pastiche. Saint of Killers is raw and in your face, with great sounding drums and vocals. The structure is the same, two catchy songs and one more atmospheric instrumental. So this is more of the same really, but the catchiness factor is higher, and everything is just very well put together. A nifty little EP.

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Cenobite - The Black

So, I could write a bit about, the low-fi aesthetic, the occultness of it all, the odd vocals and stuff. I could also just quote the haiku from The Living Doorway's Blackened Haikus - Bandcamp Edition:

blackened thrash from hell
fifty percent instrumental
it's totally weird, bro

My favorite is the haunting instrumental that closes the album. Also titled The Black, it is both melodic, mellow and memorable.

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