For those who are not aware, D Aphelium is a one man band from Sweden. This man is Daniel Seestrand. Lachryma Christi wasn't aware either, until an email was dropped on the inbox yesterday, with the album.
So this is the second album of the band. Lachryma Christi in the meanwhile had the chance to hear both, the previous one (Sprungen Ur Lust, 2017) and the most recent one, Profetian om Dygden och Plikten, that just came out in May.
Profetian om Dygden och Plikten seems to be more deep and profound. It is a very strong album, with as much of rawness as of catchiness. The songs really stay in your ears and head for a while, and when you notice, when you are doing some chores in the house, you are actually singing and whistling the melodies you have previously heard on this album.
It is quite a pleasant album to listen to.
It is difficult to tell what's the most remarkable song, since the album is all in the same line.
It has 6 tracks of more melodic than not Black Metal. Very powerful, and besides the "normal" instruments it also has piano, which is something we still hear but not as often. And the piano is the responsible for (not only but mostly) the most melodic and melancholic melodies in the album.
Sweden is one of the countries where Black Metal is very well done and D Aphelium is a great example of this.
The cover of the album is fantastic as well, taking us to some very dark place in our imaginary.
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