Black Metal

Venturing into the world of Nightbringer, Abigor and Sinmara, with hints of Emperor-esque grandeur, Parfaxitas is a new project by familiar faces;. K.R of Whoredom Rife, B.Einarsson of Sinmara/Slidhr, Azlum of Merihem/Oculus/Manetheren, and YhA from Suffering Hour. It’s a grand declaration of war, a monumental feat of organized chaos, an album filled to the brim of intricate Black Metal. This is an album in full, where every song works as a fundament to make it stand tall amongst giants, an album that demands your attention for nearly 50 minutes.

Submerge yourself in Parfaxitas’ debut album and let the power of Satan compel you.

Black Metal

On the third regular PAYSAGE D’HIVER album “Die Berge” (‘The Mountains’), mastermind Wintherr has perfectly captured the dark essence of his mountainous Swiss home beyond those pretty picture postcard landscapes. Ragged peaks that unfathomable tectonic forces have crushed upwards and out of the thin cold crust of this planet create a harsh and hostile environment for humans, which is reflected within the sound of raw black metal. Note for note, these grey giants of rock come awake to life in song. Majestic, powerful, dangerous, threatening, and yet also inherent of a fierce beauty, these massive tracks of epic length echo the huge proportions of their source of inspiration and amount to a playing time of more than 100 minutes. With each release, PAYSAGE D’HIVER narrate a new chapter of a continuing story about a mysterious protagonist called ‘Der Wanderer’. “Die Berge” takes the wanderer into the 14th chapter, which might end up as his last. The main theme of “Die Berge” is death and this time the enigmatic wanderer’s journey is comparable to that of a Zen monk who hikes to the peak of a mountain on feeling that his time has come. Founded in 1997 in the Swiss region of Bern, PAYSAGE D’HIVER remained a strictly underground phenomenon at first. Wintherr unleashed a steady stream of 10 full-length “demos” and 4 split-EPs that earned him an excellent reputation while a massive following grew by word of mouth. When the Swiss came “out of hiding” with “Im Wald” (“In the Forest”) in 2020, their regular debut album even entered the German charts, which meant mainstream recognition despite standing firmly with both feet in the underground. With “Die Berge”, PAYSAGE D’HIVER continue to expand the horizon of Nordic black metal without ever stepping away from their roots.

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Black Metal

With 120 minutes playing time, “Im Wald” is not only Paysage D’Hiver’s longest effort so far but also another chapter in the tale of winter travel (thus the French name Paysage D’Hiver) that runs through the project’s entire work like the proverbial golden thread. In the context of his highly detailed narrative, Wintherr locates it after “Steineiche” and “Schattengang” (both 1998) which describe the beginning of the travel, and before “Das Tor” (2013), “Kerker” (1999) and “Die Festung” (1998), which are set at the end.