(written by Islander)

The titles of Mardom‘s releases seem to signify an inner conflict, a perception of life in the current age that wrestles with itself. They began with The Path of No Return, followed it with Longing for a New Dawn, and now grimly move from those EPs to a debut album named Dead Soul Age.

In their music this Polish black metal trio also seem to wrestle — passionately — with the milieu in which they and we find ourselves, a seeming unthinking directionless in human behavior that on a daily basis provokes frustration of hopes, anger, pessimism, nostalgia, and a plummet into grief.

What we have for you today is a sign of how Mardom grapple with this state of affairs in their music, as we premiere a song called “Spojrzenie” in advance of Personal Records‘ release of Dead Soul Age on October 4th. Continue reading »