The Chill of Heavens Abandonment

Published: Feb. 25, 2021, 6 p.m.

Straight from the wintery woods of Missouri (and Kansas) comes an album that'll take you through a time machine back to the early 90's. If you're looking for authentic black metal, this is where you'll find it. Brandon Teel of Aphelion joins me to talk about his group's latest effort, The Chill of Heavens Abandonment. There's a little something in this record for every fan of black metal. Whether it's being fisted by "Severed Tongue Dialect", lulled into a false sense of security by "Victorious Anguish", the slow burning dread of "Suffering Bestowed", or even the putrid magnificence of "Before the Heretic's Fork"; I promise this will tickle your fancy. Travel with me to Norway, wait for a blizzard in the middle of the woods, grab your invisible apple, and blast Aphelion's latest record because it awaits your bated ears.