Rating: 4/5
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Årabrot’s sound is reminiscent of the sonic explosions of Khanate, Shellac and Harvey Milk. They’re not playing heavy metal as one might expect it to be played, but rather use it as a tool to drag the listener into the darkest depths of an abyss of pure despair. That should come as no surprise from a band that takes its name from the local garbage dump in the town, Haugesund.

Rating: 4.5/5

Where other bands in Kollwitz’ neighborhood might be regarded as one-trick ponies, this Norwegian band has something hidden up their sleeves: tristesse. They have managed to fuse heavy metal with a dark sadness, and that is the glory of Kollwitz. It is not ear-shattering mayhem, but rather beautiful melancholy, which portray depths more common to Neurosis than any of their followers.