The fact that Vendlus Records are mostly renowned for their black-metal rooster and the mixing duties are credited to Agalloch’s bassist Jason Walton have led me to believe that Arkhum’s Latin-named first album “Anno Universum” was peddling a black-metal style in the vein of their label mates Agalloch and Wolves In the Throne Room. Nothing could be further from the truth ‘cause although “Anno Universum” does bear some black-metal influences, but it owns more to acts like Beneath the Massacre and Necrophagist than it does to Burzum or Darkthrone.Read More »
