Last summer, Arð played a gig at Huddersfield town hall, for which they added the building’s massive mid-19th century organ to their ranks (as well as My Dying Bride singer Aaron Stainthorpe). The thick, physical bottom-end the drones gave their doom outpourings was immense (obviously… obviously), as well as helping their windswept songs connect even more with a sense of the past. But it also served to highlight the creative ambitions of band main-brain and multi-instrumentalist Mark Deeks, and mark Arð out as a far more singular prospect than just another (very good) doom collective. Second album Untouched By Fire is a record one can fully imagine being made with similar end results in mind to tell its tale of 7th century Northumbrian warrior king Oswald. Stately ...