Abigail Williams – “In The Shadow of A Thousand Suns” [Candlelight] … after frequent lineup changes, the formerly-Phoenix/now-NY-based sextet has done many things right for their first full-length … first, they more deeply embrace Norwegian Symphonic Black Metal, and forego any Metalcore ties they had on the Legend EP, which felt forced when executed … second, prior to enlisting Samus on battery full time, they called on powerhouse Trym Torson (Emperor, Zyklon) for all but three tracks (3, 8, 9) … third, James Murphy (Testament, Dragonlord) is behind the production, mixing and mastering (plus a guest solo on 2) … the end result is a bar-setting debut for American Black Metal, with an unusual level of sophistication for such a young band … 1 & 7 are instrumentals … FCC OK … Try 2, 5, 6, 8 … 2008Oct28
01. I
02. The World Beyond
03. Acolytes
04. A Thousand Suns
05. Into The Ashes
06. Smoke And Mirrors
07. A Semblance Of Life
08. VII Empyrean: Into The Cold Waste
09. Floods
10. The Departure
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