ABIGORUM - VERGESSENE STILLE

Being its first release as a 2-man group, Abigorum has always operated as a 1-man project until the project became a 3-person group with the first full length 'Exaltatus Mechanism' as result. Shortly after that release, the 3-person group became a 2-man group and since then the only release has been 'Vergessene Stille'. The 50+- minute full length is being released through Void Wanderer Productions on the 13th of April 2021.

Just by looking at the history of Abigorum, you can hear and say that this project is doing some weirder style of black metal. Not like Öxxö XööX weird but more of the experimental ambient style of black metal. There are some clean ambient guitars mixed with scary industrial elements that do hit the spot from time to time. Don't let this information scare you off because there are so many other elements mixed into the sound of Abigorum that make you want to listen to 'Vergessene Stille' over and over again. There are 3 songs on the record that are longer than 9 minutes in length. When I see those lengths on a not atmospheric black metal record I will be a bit afraid. Most of the bands that do that tend to go back to certain riffs/melodies that will reoccur too many times and that will spoil the fun. Abigorum doesn't do that. What they do are taking melodies that reoccur and give it a twist or add extra elements like double vocals.

There are a lot of mid-paced black metal riffs going on and for the fans of that type of black metal 'Vergessene Stille' is filled to the brim with those nasty riffs. They do go slower at certain points so don't expect that Abigorum is going full Dark Funeral at some moments during 'Vergessene Stille'. The title track 'Vergessene Stille' is the best example of ambient black metal I've heard in awhile. The sound of that track feels desolate and ruined. The transition towards the next track 'Zerbrechlicher Kleiner Geist' is just of pure class and draws you back into the mid-paced black metal.