Subject:	2: Porta Nigra - Schöpfungswut 
From:		.jh
Date:		2020-12-19T20:15:00Z
Tags:		music blog best\ of best\ of\ 2020 Porta\ Nigra 2020

![Schöpfungswut](/gfx/806672.jpg)

As _Schöpfungswut_ came out way back on January 17th, a time when most
of us had only heard rumours of a new cough spreading in Asia, it's
not hard to believe this is my most listened to album of 2020. Reading
reviews of Porta Nigra albums is always interesting as they've changed
quite a bit over the years it seems inevitable that every review
bemoans the change in direction. So while there is no doubt that with
_Schöpfungswut_ Porta Nigra have clearly taken a step into the
blackmetal mainstream I don't necessarily mourn too much of the old
ultra avant-garde, sure it made albums like _Kaiserschnitt_ and even
more so _Fin de Siècle_ artistically interesting but I do feel that
the music is more well put together these days. When I feel nostalgic
I can always go back to the olden releases. The production is also
warmer and more well rounded whereas on the previous albums especially
the vocals had a habit of sticking out just a bit too much. In short
this is a great album of solid second wave blackmetal, highly
recommended.

[Porta Nigra](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Porta_Nigra/3540351587)

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