Music Review : Caïna – Setter of Unseen Snares (2015, Broken
Limbs)
The term
one-man-band is well known in the black metal genre and Caïna is an essential
representation of this form of metal and band from Manchester, UK. Setter of Unseen Snares is a short album
inspired by Matthew McConaughey’s character in the hit television show True Detectives. Filled with a couple of
samples of the monologues of the aforementioned character, Setter of Unseen Snares is not your typical one dimension black
metal record. Playing with the boundaries of metalcore, dream pop/shoegaze,
drone, and post-rock Andrew Curtis-Brignell makes a textured album of
experimentation of satisfaction in its overall tenure.
The six songs
are imbricated and form a massive ensemble of melancholy, brutality, and ugly
beauty. Yes ugly beauty in its form of black metal vocals and shoegaze guitar.
A sound popularized by Deafheaven and their masterpiece Sunbather, Setter of Unseen Snares
is possibly one of the best metal albums and even one of the best albums of
2015. It brings us into dark places with simple compositions and essential
brutality.
8.7
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