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What is colder than a glacier you might ask? Well it certainly has to be Zéro Absolu. Moving away from the drama of their original band name being stolen, Valnoir, François Duguest, Hugo Moerman return alongside Indria Saray (Alcest live) and R.R. (Regarde les Hommes Tomber) with a crushing release “La Saignée”. Featuring a lush and yet demoralizing sound, this outfit continues the antics of their previous band’s first two releases and delivers over 30 minutes of captivating Black Metal. Only featuring two tracks, the release opens with the title track, unleashing 20 minutes of an emotional rollercoaster. Featuring some elements of early Alcest, the atmosphere is quite dense and yet lush and expansive. Alongside crafty riffs and fierce raw onslaughts of harsh Black Metal scream, this song perfectly balances melody and aggression while creating a captivating backdrop to some spoken word sections, dramatic tempo changes and even some shoegazey passages alongside dreamy clean vocals. All of this with a very cathartic and expansive style. The second track, “Le Temps Détruit Tout” unravels in a mixture of atmospherics and fierce riffing, creating a very melancholic vibe that brilliantly captures raw emotion and elegant execution with crafty leads and dreamy passages. With an even more expansive and dynamic composition, this track expands from the first’s approach and delves more in purely atmospheric/done-ish territories, just before it nicely wraps things up in a very dramatic and melodic way. Overall, “La Saignée” is a masterful release that the more you listen to it, the more you enjoy it. As a clear cut separation from their past, Zéro Absolu shows they can still deliver captivating music with a wide palette of sounds and styles, while carving their own unique signature style. If you like French Black Metal from outfits like Alcest, Merrimack, (early) Glorior Belli, etc. you will love this release. For us, this is one of the early candidates from BM release of the year, so check it out. |
Band: Zéro Absolu | Album: La Saignée |
Label: AOP Records |
Release: January 31st, 2025 |
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Genre: Black Metal |
Country: France |
Rating: 97/100 |