End of year lists are great, but inevitably, stuff will always fall between the cracks with many releases that come out near the end of the year not really getting their due until sometime in the following year. This seems to be the case with Esben And The Witch‘s Older Terrors, an album I didn’t even realize was out until right at the end of last year
Having been out of the spotlight for a couple of years, the band returns with one of their heaviest efforts yet, appropriately released on French metal label Season Of Mist. Opening track “Sylvan” unfolds at a leisurely pace, building to a powerful climax and is definitely the standout from the four song album. Give it a listen.