Featuring three tracks of black metal with a splash of post-rock, this debut EP for the British group of Underdark is carried largely by the drums and rhythm guitar, with the lead guitar providing interesting texturing during the down-time passages.  Some plinking background piano proves less interesting, though its attempts at expanding the band’s palette are appreciable, while the band’s ability to handle lengthier material without losing the thread hints at the possibility for more interesting and varied compositions in future work.  Not a bad first effort, but less than compelling on the whole, with the swerves in and out of harshness being more striking than the actual music.

Here’s the alternate cover art.