“a seemingly endless fusion of styles and emotions which fill the listener with a sense of pastoral longing and colorful feelings”
PRESS –
-“a brilliantly executed, unforgettable listening experience you will want to return to. Unmissable” – The Coroner’s Report (New Zealand) 9.2/10
-“an album that shows how important black metal is—and how thought provoking and adventurous it can be.” – Metal Temple (Greece) 8/10
-““Illusions in the Wake” is something that demands to be fallen into wholeheartedly without hesitation” – Head Banger Reviews(US)
-“the album remains exciting and the sort of thing that devotees to the underground” – Two Guys Metal Reviews (US)
-“a very great sounding atmospheric black metal” – Occult Black Metal Zine 8/10
-“It is an impeccably executed album” – Dioses Del Metal (Spain)
Noltem (US) – Illusions In The Awake (Atmospheric Black Metal)
Genre – Atmospheric Black Metal
Release Date – October 10th, 2021
Record Label – Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of – Agalloch, Saor, Felled, Panopticon, Falls of Rauros, Nechochwen
Line up –
Max Johnson – Acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, lyrics
John Kerr (Marsh Dweller, Pyrithe, Seidr) – Drums, vocals, keyboards, guitars
Shalin Shah (Protolith) – Bass guitar
Artwork by Anthony Hurd
Guest solos –
Zach Miller (Pyrithe)
Jordan Guerette (Falls of Rauros)
Aaron Carey (Nechochwen)
Mixed and mastered by Spenser Morris (Saor, Panopticon, Vukari)
Track listing –
2. Illusions in the Wake
3. Beneath the Dreaming Blue
4. Submerged
5. Ruse
6. On Shores of Glass
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