Song: "Sovereign Nocturnal"
Artist: Velnias
Album: Sovereign Nocturnal (2008)

I just checked these guys out because they're playing a show here with Kylesa and Bison BC.

For the bands I'm familiar with, these guys sound like a cross between Agalloch and Opeth. They have high compatibility with Wolves in the Throne Room, which is another obvious one. Any of these bands should tell you a whole fucking lot about what this band sounds like. The good news is, they're not quite so boring and may actually appeal to those of us who emotionally matured by the time we started listening to metal.

If I ever get a concussion and decide I want to start a black metal band, I'm going to put a bunch of leafless trees and dark people in black robes on my album cover. Then when I have concerts, I'm going to wear pastel sundresses with neon pink hair and, between songs, tell my audience about cute things my pets do and how much trouble I have finding the perfect shade of lipstick. The doors will be, of course, locked when I start showing baby bathtime pictures on the screen. Then some random thinks-he's-tough heavyset leather-wearing guy in the audience gets ass-raped with a drumstick by Bertha, our drummer, on stage while I make the crowd sing "I'm Gonna Go Eat Worms". When she's done, I'll say "IF YOU DON'T FUCKING CHEER UP, YOU'RE GETTING THE MIC."

And then we laugh maniacally. Feminism is awesome.