Wrang - Nachten in Wahlheim (feat Revenant, track premiere)
DigiPak with booklet
On April 24th internationally, DOMINANCE OF DARKNESS RECORDS is proud to present WRANG's highly anticipated third album, Verwording, on CD and vinyl LP formats. Formed in 2013 by the duo of Valr and Galgenvot, WRANG didn't properly become active until 2015, but since then have become a standard-bearer for the Netherlands' resurgent black metal scene. Their earlier inspiration tended toward the likes of Horna, Taake, and Slavia, but in more recent years - and especially with their second album, 2022's De vaendrig - a more rock 'n' rolling style of black metal has come to define WRANG, although they're not necessarily "black 'n' roll" by definition. To prove the point, now arrives WRANG's third full-length, Verwording. Brimming with bright & triumphant riffing and feverishly urgent execution, Verwording is a windswept journey into dark-yet-emotive corridors of ancient-style black metal. One could liken this to WRANG at their most atmospheric, and that one would not be wrong, but that doesn't tell the entire story of Verwording. The duo retain the balls-to-the-wall aspect of the previous record, but the rippingly melodic riffing recasts that energy in quite a refreshing way. Lyrically, Verwording reflects that slight sonic shift, as WRANG's themes here differ from those prior, ranging from societal critiques to more abstract themes, such as the inner need for strife, leaving behind home and what you know in a longing for something else. But, like most of the band's music, these lyrics can also be a bit contradictory: on one hand, always looking for something, yet never at ease once it's reached. Always restless, defiant, yet always torn - such is WRANG, to the bitter end. Bringing both together is the cover art to Verwording, offering an apt metaphor for the album's sonic and lyrical themes: always drifting on stormy waters, always searching, never settling, desperate yet defiant. Long may WRANG's restless heart beat!
Wrang are: Valr and Galgenvot Guest vocals by Revenant Mixed and mastered by Carchost Guitars engineered by S. Korpituli Drums engineered by M.vdW Artwork by Dofzwart
