“Where everything feels damn good”

Now we’re into the second half of 2023, I thought I’d share a track from my favourite album of the year so far. Here’s Tankespinnerens Smerte from Black Medium Current, the new album from Norwegian weirdos Dødheimsgard. It’s atmospheric black metal that blasts off with layered grandeur and a captivating mix of croaks and croons from DHG frontman Vicotnik. Then it heads off, brilliantly, into an eclectic mix of quiet, sinister and ominously discordant sections and also features the most blissful, uplifting vocal hook I’ve heard in ages. If anyone thinks they can release better music than this before the year is through, they avant-garde a chance!