I don't know exactly how obscure The Ruins of Beverast are/is (it's a one-man project), but I feel confident in saying that this German black metal composite deserves a signal boost. Simply painting Beverast with the "black metal" brush doesn't do the music justice. I'm currently listening to 2009's Foulest Semen of a Sheltered Elite (dude's title game is strong), which incorporates doom, blackened ambiance, and of course, atmosphere. Fuckin' loads of atmosphere. I haven't put much effort into decoding the lyrics, so all I know is that this is creepy stuff.
Look at that artwork! The Ruins of Beverast reminds me of being a kid mystified by Tool (heh) because I didn't know anything about them. I'm divagating from the trail. Vocally, you will hear growls, pained squawks, chants and baritone cleans. The songwriting never forgoes accessibility. In other words, ringmaster Alexander von Meilenwald avoids burying the actual music. The fact that he plays every single instrument is soul-boggling. Take 2017's Exuvia, for instance. It sounds fucking massive, and all of that stridency comes from one human.
Beverast has featured on two splits this year, one apace with Mourning Beloveth (doom/death) and the other in company with Almyrkvi (cosmic black metal). Listen to them both.
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