Tour d'Ivoire - Tour d'Ivoire (2024)

Creating a very hypnotic and dream-like atmosphere, today we have Atmospheric Black Metal outfit Tour d'Ivoire with their eponymous debut release. With four tracks and over 33 minutes of music, the band’s sound reminds us of one of our favorite bands: Enid. With a good dose of synths, multiple vocal styles, heavy guitars, and a very mellow tempo, this release creates a very dense and immersive vibe that only a handful of more experienced outfits can deliver.

Setting a very mystical mood with “La Tour”, we get a taste of lush atmospherics paired with a river of distorted guitars and harsh vocals. This harshness is masterfully contrasted by ethereal clean vocal choirs, creating a very dissonant and yet pleasing effect. With “Brouillard” and “Forteresse de Marbre” this outfit fully immerses the listener into their world with more waves of catchy and melancholic melodies that continue to showcase the band’s duality.

As we close with “Givre”, we can see the band members Black Metal roots and there is that raw visceral nature of the genre perfectly blended into the more atmospheric and ethereal/epic nature of Tour d'Ivoire. While the release is quite impressive and creates very powerful soundscapes, there is a certain repetitive component that might get tiresome for some listeners.

Overall, “Tour d'Ivoire” is a very promising and immersive release that most bands would be jealous of having as their debut. The band’s sound is cohesive but needs a bit more dynamism and diversity to keep things fresh and the listener fully engaged. We hope to hear even better from this outfit in the future, so make sure to check this one out and keep an eye out for Tour d'Ivoire.

Label: Antiq

Release: September 6th, 2024

Genre: Atmospheric/Epic Black Metal

Country: France