UNDERDARK
MANAGED DECLINE CHURCH ROAD
UK post-black up-and-comers put their fingers on the UK’s fading pulse
Underdark: a show of defiance in Thatcher’s aftermath
UNDERDARK AREN’T
SO
much a breath of fresh air in the post-black metal scene as a gust of wind that’s blown everyone away. Their 2021 debut,
Our Bodies Burned Bright On Re-Entry,
presented a manifesto strewn with massive songs, leaps between ambience and extreme metal, and boldly antifascist lyrics. Their follow-up doubles down on all the idiosyncrasies of its predecessor and becomes an even louder declaration of promise because of it.