Subject:	5: Pensées Nocturnes - Douce Fange
From:		.jh
Date:		2022-12-21T13:27:00Z
Tags:		music blog best\ of best\ of\ 2022 Pensées\ Nocturnes 2022

![Douce Fange](/gfx/991411.jpg)

I've always had soft-spot for very weird out of the box blackmetal,
things that have the essence of blackmetal but where the music doesn't
always display that. I remember Arcturus' _La Masquerade Infernale_
which coming from an established blackmetal band all of a sudden
opened the door to fairly avant-guard interpretations. So this year
when I stumbled upon Pensées Nocturnes it immediately  hit many of
those sweet spots. Strange avant-guard compositions, weird
old-timey instruments, compositions blending jazz, tango, and
classical pieces but then just slathering it over with thick grotesque
blackmetal vocals. It was just too much to pass up; and it's a astounding
album, from start to finish it blends the aforementioned styles and
just swirls it in disgusting raw blackmetal providing a perverted
disgusting end product. This is certainly not for the faint of heart
or for purists of any genre, but if you're adventurous this is
certainly a ride worth taking.

[Pensées Nocturnes on Encyclopaedia Metallum](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Pens%C3%A9es_Nocturnes/3540278206)

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