Wold - Stratification
by Jess Blumensheid Messy with electronic undertones, Stratification (Profound Lore, 2008) voyages far from conventional black metal. Metal should open itself to expansion, however, allowing Wold’s third release for consideration as the black metal album of 2008. Stratification narrates wintertime misery with few “riffs,” diffusing rhythms with harsh noise. Like Gnaw Their Tongues and Ildjarn,...