Since releasing their debut album, Devil Is Fine, in 2016, avant-garde black metal outfit Zeal & Ardor have gone from strength to strength. Bringing black metal to a wider audience, Zeal & Ardor main man Manuel Gagneux has created a band who, for the last eight years, has consistently pushed the boundaries of their sound winning plaudits across both the industry and the music-buying public. Many of those fans are packed into Shepherds Bush Empire as the band arrives in London to support their critically acclaimed August-released new album, Greif. Forming most of their twenty-song set, along with material from its self-titled predecessor, Zeal & Ardor lead with the album opener “The Bird, The Lion and The Wildkin,” a track which sets the mood for the rest of the evening. “Götter...