KÊRES - Eidolon Abraxas LP

On ‘Eidolon Abraxas’ we find the minimalistic and regressive approach and raw guitar sound of ‘Ice, Vapor and Crooked Arrows’ and ‘Vexilloid’, mixed with the more melodious sound of ‘Book of Desire’. In addition, the keyboards that were especially present on ‘Vexilloid’ make their return, making ‘Eidolon Abraxas’ an album that’s gritty but also has an otherworldly, melancholic atmosphere. More than ever before, the band flirts with the Greek Black Metal sound, but without getting anywhere near all the bombast. Instead, the Heavy Metal melodicism and the spooky keys of some of that’s scene’s frontrunners can be found back on the latest Kêres record.