{"title":"Gates of Dawn @ct@if@band-music-12085@","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"gates-of-dawn-i-cd-digipak","title":"Gates of Dawn - I - CD DIGIPAK","description":"\u003cp\u003eRaw psychedelic black metal. First album by Gates of Dawn, out now on CD for the first time. This one-man project of Travis Nordahl, mastermind behind the excellent El-Ahrairah and mastering genious behind many of nowadays top-class Raw Black Metal releases, started off in 2018 as a Dungeon Synth project, with a great split with Charnel Oubliette. Since then, it remained unheard until 2020, when a single track was released as a promo for this album, which is now finally out! Taking now the form of a modern take to the Symphonic Black Metal sound, Gates of Dawn is a glaring example of innovation without compromise. An album of freezing majesty but enchanting inner discovery too, this eponymous album travels amongst many influences. The riffs remain rooted on 90s demos, in a straightforward form, simple and primitive, layering a cold, solid foundation to the multitude of layers stacked upon. The keyboard and synth work are really what shine through the most and lead the way in this album. Various layers of cosmic bliss and invigorating beauty, with many different facets to them, contrasting with the primitivism of the guitar lines. Taking inspiration from various sources, from the nightly sounds of Emperor, to Grausamkeit's most daring and crazed experiments, Gates of Dawn also retains similarities to some of his contemporaries exploring this type of sound nowadays and harnesses on their qualities. A few to mention would be the romantic melancholia in Midnight Betrothed, the cosmic explorations in Kaldeket or the ancient, medieval mysticism in Ærekær. Truly a great and singular addition in the current revival and reinterpretations of the Symphonic Black Metal sound.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - North America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53030437486889,"sku":"P-61835-","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0952\/9219\/5113\/files\/Gates-of-Dawn-I-CD-DIGIPAK-61835-1-1730922582.jpg?v=1778061885"},{"product_id":"gates-of-dawn-ii-cd-digipak","title":"Gates of Dawn - II - CD DIGIPAK","description":"\u003cp\u003eRaw psychedelic black metal. Second album by Gates of Dawn, out now on CD for the first time. An absolutely fantastic follow up to the already excellent self-titled debut of 2020, this album has been one of the most anticipated of the year, an eagerness that was much fueled by the incredible promo tape released late last year. A big step up from the debut, this album shows a much more concise and focused songwriting. Not done as a stream-of-consciousness type of songwriting, rather this release is much more daring in structure and execution. The guitar work here is much more in the forefront, and very varied, from the ethereal and Post-Punkish melodies of the extraordinary \"Crimson Mess\", to the 70's Rocking opening riffs of \"O Ouroboros\" and the Punkishness of \"Eyes with no Light\". The notorious Symphonic influence and resemblence with bands like Odium or Sirius still remains very much in the Synths and medieval-like keys however, but on top of that there's a huge range of influences and synchronicities to explore from the epic choral vocals of the third track, to the psychedelic New Age like synths, shining particularly on the Kosmische outro. This influence of 70's synthesizer music seems to be in the forefront of the record, particularly in the mood and atmosphere development, with the muffled but warm guitars appearing to be made to match them perfectly, creating this atmosphere of battle marching into the firmament, with the distant stars and galaxies serving as guide. The astonishing cover art matches this mood perfectly, exquisitely made by Elya Inbar, an artist that had already gained my appreciation with the insanely brilliant J-card of Gorsedd FM's \"The Promise of Rot\". A one of a kind band, in the forefront of this interesting re-exploring of the Symphonic BM sound, but with an absolutely unique take, to which, as far as contemporaries go, I'd only really compare to Kaldeket, even if with very different takes on production and riffage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - North America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53030442467625,"sku":"P-61836-","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0952\/9219\/5113\/files\/Gates-of-Dawn-II-CD-DIGIPAK-61836-1-1730922707.jpg?v=1778061918"}],"url":"https:\/\/shopusa.season-of-mist.com\/collections\/band-music-gates-of-dawn.oembed","provider":"Season of Mist - North America","version":"1.0","type":"link"}