Serpentshrine ~ Besetting the Alter
I have to be honest... Virginia Beach is the last place that comes to mind when I think about black metal but after listening to Serpentshrine's debut album Besetting the Alter (released January 2017) obviously I don't know shit about Virginia Beach. Photo courtesy of Jessica Vivier Founded in 2015 by Bryan Bosch, bass/vocals and Connor Randlett, guitar (BS - Studio Drums) Serpentshrine was born out of the hope of blending melodic/minor harmonies with raw black metal. But when you listen to Besetting the Alter from end to end you realize that there is a hell of a lot more than just black metal going on here. Right out of the gate I'm going to warn you that if you are a black metal "purist" (or just a douche) you're probably going to listen to Serpentshrine and bitch that it's not "real" black metal. I'll admit that you're probably right but that doesn't make you any less of a douche and you're probably missing ...