ASHTAR – Ilmasaari LP

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Really dig this! New to me, Ashtar are a duo from Switzerland and play a real amalgamation of various metal styles, and listening to it now I don’t think they’re a million miles away from new At War band Heavydeath. Driving, repetitive riffs form the backbone to the tunes, with melodic black metal guitar lines and sinister rasping vocals mixed with ethereal singing. Actually it’s got a real Bergtatt vibe to it (best Ulver by far by the way!). Majestic!