DRAUGVEIL / SELVNATT – blades & roses DigiCD

Draugveil and Selvnatt are two pioneering voices in modern black metal, known for their raw, unyielding sound that harkens back to the brutal purity of the 90s Norwegian scene. With the joint album, Blades & Roses, they are forging a new, fringe sub-genre: Romantic Black Metal. This concept is defined by a crucial juxtaposition: music that is uncompromisingly raw, evil, and „true,“ set against a visual aesthetic of epic, gothic high-fantasy—knights in armor, roses, and medieval drama. It is a world of sorrowful grandeur, designed to appeal not just to the core metal faithful, but also to a broader alternative culture, including the goth and „emo“ audiences familiar with the modern, genre-fluid sounds of artists like Yung Lean and Drain Gang. Draugveil and Selvnatt invite the listener into a universe where raw sonic aggression meets unattainable beauty and tragic nobility.
Blades & Roses is a sprawling joint concept album that seamlessly blends raw, atmospheric black metal with moments of ambient desolation. While the music retains the cold, true spirit of the genre’s second wave, the lyrical and visual narrative introduces a profound sense of doomed romance and epic fantasy. The album is a sonic tapestry of fury and melancholy, reflecting the project’s high-risk, high-reward strategy: to create metal that is both viciously authentic and unexpectedly beautiful. This work serves as the definitive statement of the Romantic Black Metal movement, establishing Draugveil and Selvnatt as its sole, dark architects.

Tracks:

1. Shards
2. Sacre Cœur
3. Frozen Throne
4. Vestige
5. Unspoken
6. Gjennom Liv og Død
7. Wilted Bloom
8. Lines of Sleep
9. Soiltear (Reimagined)
10. Lake of Tears
11. Afterlife

Genres: Black Metal

Label: Phantom Lure

Erscheinungsjahr: 2026

Künstler: DRAUGVEIL

Spieldauer: 30:09

Format: CD

EAN: 7350142983703

GPSR Information:
Manufacturer:
Weltnetz S.àr.l. / Prophecy Productions
40-42 Grand Rue, 6630 Wasserbillig, Luxemburg
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