DJEVEL - BLANT SVARTE GRANER (2018)

Been wanting to post this excellent Djevel album for some time now, but lots of Marduk and Funeral Mist posts lately. Blant Svarte Graner has become one of my favorite records of the year of outstanding releases that 2018 has been. Here on a gatefold vinyl limited to 400 copies on Aftermath Music. There's also another limited edition that was only released in 100 copies it's handnumered and comes with a signed art print.

For this their 5th album Blant Svarte Graner a legend in the scene you might heard about Bård “Faust” Eithun replaced Dirge Rep on drums. Mannevond replaced Erland Hjelvik on “harsh vocals”. So there's lots of notable people in the Norwegian Black Metal scene involved in Djevel but what’s even more interesting is of course the music.

Their sound is very 90’s Norwegian Black Metal. Without being some copycat band trying to sound old school and attempt to capture the essence of what’s already been done before. Djevel can definitely stand proudly on their own with what they create. Don’t want to compare their music with others or namedrop a bunch of bands. Djevel have so many different approaches on Blant Svarte Graner and is much better to experience then reading about it.

Djevel started in Oslo in 2009 with members from band like: Ljå, Koldbrann, Kvelertak, Urgehal, NettleCarrier just to name a few. Their previous record Norske Ritualer (2016) is brilliant maybe even just slightly better then Blant Svarte Graner and a must have album just like this.

The album before that one Saa Raa Og Kald (2015) is also an amazing release. The 2 records before those Dødssanger (2011) and Besatt Av Maane Og Natt (2013) are both great but Djevel have gotten better with time in my opinion.

Really wish that more people understood the greatness of Djevel. In my book the band should be one of the biggest ones in the scene right now.

Whenever I will summarize the year 2018 if I do a top list of some sorts it will huge competition from MANY other brilliant releases. They are even too many to name at this point of time and there's still upcoming albums and EP's that I have huge expectation on.

Anyway however I will present my top albums of 2018 it will definitely show just how much I really enjoy the Blant Svarte Graner album.