Torresian Call / Welldweller Self-Titled Split [Album Review]

Black metal is packed with great examples of splits. From 1993’s Emperor / Enslaved classic, Emperor / Hordanes Land to the Finnish fury of the self-titled Horna / Behexen offering in 2006, or even the one-man-metal explosion that was the Leviathan / Xasthur example in 2004… sharing releases has become something of a black metal tradition. Taking this heritage point even further, we then have this gem from Torresian Call and Welldweller to consider, and it’s poignant call to nostalgia in the form of its tape-only physical release echoing the halcyon days of tape-trading (a phenomenon which black metal is doing its damndest to revive in reaction to the streaming world we live in). But nostalgia aside – itself a fairly pedestrian selling point all things considered – there’s still a lot goin...

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