25 DØDHEIMSGARD
BlackMediumCurrent
PRESS/ROY BJØRGE
PEACEVILLE
Ever since 1999’s landmark International 666 album, Dødheimsgard have been at the vanguard of black metal’s lurch into the avant-garde. With Black Medium Current, band mastermind Yusaf ‘Vicotnik’ Parvez revealed what a deeply personal endeavour it had become. Segueing from spidery incantations to industrial beats and Pink Floyd-style washes, this was afinely tuned emotional barometer whose scope and ability to surprise and resonate at every turn was amark of Vicotnik’s fearless approach to self-examination. Asingular artistic statement.