Calvaire

Comprised of just four sprawling tracks clocking in at over forty minutes, this highly accomplished French black metal record offers a masterclass in blistering, intensely melodic riffing. The album never lets up its furious pace, weaving highly triumphant, classically-inspired guitar leads atop an unceasing barrage of blast beats and tortured shrieked vocals. It stands as a brilliant, fiercely traditional entry in the modern European extreme metal scene.