This was a really pleasant surprise. Thantifaxath are a black metal band hailing from Toronto. I've alternately seen this called an EP and a demo, but fret not those of you who require some level of production value, this doesn't sound like it was recorded in a trashcan underwater. If I had to compare Thantifaxath to another black metal band it would be Deathspell Omega, who are, in my opinion, the best black metal band over the last decade, so said comparison is high praise indeed. Thantifaxath share a similar predilection for dissonance and riffs that lurch and flail about in an off-kilter fashion that brings late 90's mathy hardcore bands to mind more so than early 90's black metal.
For a first release, it's remarkable how good these three songs are. Hoping we hear a lot more from Thantifaxath in the future. I just picked up a copy on red vinyl (limited to 100) from Dark Descent, you should too.
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