Aus Der Transzendenz – Breed of a Dying Sun (2012)

Like a dense wall of fog moving towards your house, Aus Der Transzendenz “Breed of a Dying Sun” release will sweep you away and transport you to the era of well crafted ‘low-fi’ sounding Black Metal. This Austrian band actually does a great job in using the age old ‘let’s make it sound very kvlt’ recipe’ and producing 33 minutes of devastating dissonant Black Metal with a few excellent atmospheric passages.

Opening with the sheer brutality of “A Dream of Ghosts”, the riffing and drumming is quite intense and massive. Backed by a very raw production with enough clarity to let everything trough, this song nicely sets the tone for the release. In “A Pathway to Rebirth” the band keeps up the intensity and adds some extra atmospheric passages that are downright chilling. The bass guitar line in these passages is quite enjoyable and the Doom-ish feeling to them is awesome.

The BM shrieks hit their high-point in the track “Breed of a Dying Sun”, reminding us in some instances of Rainer Landfermann in Bethlehem’s “Dictius Te Necare” album. With a more melodic edge, “Hymns of Ruin” starts but quickly merges into the dissonant atmosphere of the album. There are some unexpected slowdowns that add to the overall experience of the song. By the last track “The Secret Revealed” the band’s sound has become a bit predictable and linear, while maintaining their brutality, they seem to have run out of ideas and just complete this song to be able to clock 30+ minutes in this release.

Aus Der Transzendenz is a truly brutal and intense band, but their sound seems to drag after a few tracks. The lack of creativity is greatly present as the album progresses, but if you don’t mind this then this album is excellent. We feel that with some more elements this band could be considerably better and would set the apart from the rest. “Breed of a Dying Sun” is not a bad release, but it does get a bit repetitive at points, so buy it if you are not too picking about originality and diversity.

Release: February 11th, 2012

Country: Austria