Afsky returns with Om hundrede år their third release after 2020’s
Ofte jeg drømmer mig død and 2018’s Sorg. When I wrote about their
sophomore effort a few years ago I noted that while it was a great
album I had a hard time not comparing it and feeling it came up short
against the magnificent debut. I still feel that Sorg is an album
which will be hard to top, but with Om hundrede år I don’t
immediately feel I need to scratch that Sorg itch after a listen.
Musically Afsky straddles the atmospheric and DSBM space, while a band
like None crush with pure despair and hopelessness, Afsky relies more
on mournful and melancholy riffs to create a funereal atmosphere. If
you liked the None album, I highly recommend this as the chaser as
they are in many ways similar yet stylistically different to
complement each other perfectly.
Afsky on Encyclopaedia Metallum
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