Subject:	10: Lichen - Mossblood
From:		.jh
Date:		2025-12-23T22:00:00Z
Tags:		music blog best\ of best\ of\ 2025 Lichen 2025

![Le bannissement](/gfx/1349935.jpg)

A new find for me, if I recall correctly I picked it up solely based
on the cover and a quick listen, not having huge expectations but it
became a goto album this year, just hit that sweet spot of raw yet
melodic blackmetal. A standout on this album is how prominent the bass
is, this is fairly rare in this type of blackmetal and here beyond
just being mixed so it's audible there it actually gets to play a
fairly prominent role. Going back and comparing it to their debut,
2024's _Spear and Stone_ I was surprised how much the sound had
changed, whereas this is fairly warm and murky, the debut has a
lighter but also clearer sound, for the material here this sound works
well. All in all this is an enjoyable album, and I will definitely be
picking up the debut and I'm fairly certain it too will enter my
rotation.

[Lichen on Encyclopaedia Metallum](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Lichen/3540488256)

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