When reviewing new music, it’s almost unavoidable to stop occasionally and go, “Hey, that sounds a bit like… (insert band name here).” This trap becomes even harder to escape when dealing with a niche genre like black metal, despite its many sub-genres and post-incarnations. But even given this inevitability, Dunkle Millennia, the debut full-length from Germany’s Kankar, is something of an anomaly, with its constant references and nods to the past. Whether it’s the rock-solid song structures reminding us of Satyricon’s excellent foundations, or complex riffs à la Taake or even the driving black n’ roll groove of Vreid, there’s an ever-present sense of black metal’s history driving this fresh, young and powerful voice in the scene. And to top it all off, the whole package is neatly finished...