Der Weg einer Freiheit - 'Der Weg einer Freiheit' (2009)

Der Weg einer Freiheit -'Der Weg einer Freiheit' (2009)

Tracks (translations in brackets thanks to Genta):

1) Ewigkeit [Eternity]

2) Spätsommer [Late Summer]

3) Frei [Free]

4) Aurora [Aurora]

5) Zum Abschied [Farewell]

6) Welk [Faded]

7) Neubeginn [Restart]

This is actually a strange pick for me, it's an Atmospheric Black Metal band from Germany. I don't really listen to that much Black Metal, mostly atmospheric Black Metal kinda like Alcest or Amesoeurs if you know them. They blend post-rock and Black Metal vocals, which is really neat.

Black Metal to me has always seemed to be centered around emotion, whether sadness or anger. They screams from the vocalists really express that, and this band really offers that in a cool way. They are a vocalist and then another musician who plays guitar, bass, and programs the drums for the albums.

I don't understand the song titles or vocals, but I could really care less because the music is so captivating, especially the guitar parts, sometimes with the usual non-scalar tremolo picking of Black Metal like in "Zum Abschied", but sometimes in a more triumphant and positive manner like in "Ewigkeit".

If you like any Black Metal, then you should check this out. But even if you enjoy some post-metal or screaming vocals from time to time, it's still worth a YouTube search of some of their tracks, they're really stunning, and the album doesn't exceed 50 minutes like many Black Metal albums do.

RIYL: Enslaved, Alcest, Amesoeurs