NAHAR “The Strange Inconvenience”

NAHAR
“The Strange Inconvenience”
(Avantgarde)
This French band is on their third album (second for Avantgarde) yet I have not heard of them before being sent this album. That just goes to show that no matter how much I’d like to there is no physical possibility to keep track of all bands in the world. I guess that this too could be labeled post black metal as it isn’t your straight forward black metal. It does retain the elements that make black metal black metal but it also has another dimension to it. If your attention span is shorter than the length of your nose you should stay away from this album. This one takes time to get to know. You don’t just put it on and then do the dishes or cook your dinner to it. You need to sit down with it and really get to know it to fully appreciate it. I got a soft spot for this kid of melancholic doomy black metal. Anders Ekdahl