Originally formed in Plaistow, New Hampshire in the summer of 2010, the band started small and worked smart, cultivating a strong presence within their local DIY scene and online. On the strength of their first EP's three ambitious, sprawling blackened doom epics, the band that Pitchfork called "the future of black metal in the United States" and Stereogum lauded as "propulsive and brutal, yet ambient and expansive" signed a deal with Century Media.

Now Stereogum and Century Media bring you a glimpse of the band's debut full length, Sky Swallower. Check out "Fog of Apathy" streaming on Stereogum.

http://www.stereogum.com/1409322/vattnet-v...-of-apathy-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/



Vattnet Viskar



VATTNET VISKAR
Sky Swallower
1. New Alchemy
2. Fog of Apathy
3. Monarch
4. Breath of the Almighty
5. Ascend
6. Mythos
7. As I Stared Into the Sky
8. Apex


Cover art by Bryan Proteau (Pallbearer)

VATTNET VISKAR are:
Chris Alfieri - guitars
Seamus Menihane - drums
Nick Thornbury - guitar and vocals

VATTNET VISKAR online:
www.facebook.com/vattnetviskar
www.centurymedia.com/vattnet

Ignoring all the flak they catch on this board I kind of dug some of the stuff from their demo and the EP. This song just doesn't do it for me, though. It sort of seems like they're moving away from the atmospheric black metal production and feel of the earlier stuff, too, which is unfortunate. Maybe the rest of the album is different?

the rhythm section is missing something.

bryan p has great artwork, this piece isn't as good as i anticipated