Music // words // vinyl // nature // ale // coffee. This turns out to be precisely the case with Vanum’s debut release Realm of Sacrifice, which finds itself sitting within a more standardised form of atmospheric black metal than one might expect from the creators of such cavernous and unchained beasts as Cold of Ages and Regnum Saturni. Kyle Morgan and Michael Rekevics—who also play in Ash Borer and Fell Voices, respectively—have a similar history of playing melodic black metal, heavy on mystique. The execution is straighter down the line than their other projects, but that’s exactly why Realm of Sacrifice succeeds. Their music is often lumped in with a regionally-specific sort-of-genre called “Cascadian black metal,” noted for being made by bands with a homebase in proximity to the Cascade Range. etc. Album: Realm of Sacrifice. Copyright © 2020 CVLT Nation. Stay up to date on the latest news, reviews, interviews and more. Realm of Sacrifice Vanum. Realm of Sacrifice is the product of a collaboration between two stalwarts of the USBM scene: M.R. Plenty of bands make passable black metal albums with great interludes, however, but Vanum is not one of them. We live in a nation state that has, for its entire history, been built upon the the enslavement and subjugation of Black people, and genocidal attempts to eradicate Native people and their culture. Bosse-de-Nage – All Fours. In fact, it’s often about the anticipation or the comedown. Published. This is may collect user data. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Vanum - Realm of Sacrifice at Discogs. I’m hesitant to pull out words such as “beautiful” or “pretty” to describe this record, because they seem slightly inaccurate. Vanum is a new band formed by two of America’s most respected underground black metal musicians: K. Morgan of Ash Borer and M. Rekevics of Fell Voices / Vorde / Vilkacis. © 2020 Treble Media. 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