Subject:	6: Cénotaphe - Monte Verità
From:		.jh
Date:		2020-12-15T15:50:00Z
Tags:		music blog best\ of best\ of\ 2020 Cénotaphe 2020

![Monte Verità](/gfx/817369.jpg)

I was a big fan of Cénotaphe's 2019 EP _Empyrée_ noting that I was
eagerly awaiting what they'd do next, well now we know, as _Monte
Verità_ is that next thing. Now sound wise there are few changes from
last year, and it's just as raging and ravenous as I remember
_Empyrée_ being. In many ways Cénotaphe sound more like they were from
Quebec than from France proper, while perhaps it's a lot down to the
very obviously French vocals which obviously are a huge thing in the
Métal Noir Québécois scene, but it's hard to not draw parallels as
most of the same elements are here, if I hadn't known better in a
blind test I'm pretty sure I'd have said this was straight outa Québec
City. So if like me you're a fan of raw blackmetal with a hint of
melody then this is your album.

[Cénotaphe](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/C%C3%A9notaphe/3540419682)

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