Killers By Trade Publishing

Overall, strength is always an important facet to any black metal band, and

Finsternis delivers a set of strongly structured and intense black metal

music. The riffs are tight, and the sound of the lead guitar is stinging and

quite effective. There are a variety of influences at work here, and it

seems the band is mature enough to mesh them all cohesively enough to obtain

their own sound.

What lies ahead for them is surely up to them, but I salivate like a wolf at

what's in store down the road...Mike of Ma Kahru

Opus I - part I, II and III.

The musical approach is some very doom laden heavy metal, mixed with a little black metal. It is a very heavy album, it is nice to hear a band putting their money on heavyness instead of speed(not that there is anything wrong with speed, it is also killing!)

As mentioned there is 3 tracks throughout the 25 min. of music. So the tracks are pretty long. That isn't something which you'll notice because the music differs alot and there is alot of great great twists and leads to the music too, so it is never getting boring.

I must admit that this disc has gone straight to my usually old and icecold heart, so there must be something about this disc! If you are in need of some doomy music with hypnotic parts and a very special and eerie sound, as the band for sure can call their own, is "Eine Finster Nachtmusik" the right piece of art for you. I am for sure looking forward to their next release, which will hopefully be soon.

Until then the only right thing to do, is to open a bottle of red wine, lid a candle and listen to Finsternis, until the dawn breaks!

Anders/Nocturnal Horde webzine

Finsternis — Eine Finster Nactmusik, Self-Released

Finsternis is a black metal band hailing from none other than Waco, TX! Wait

a minute! Did I see that correctly? Yes, and Finsternis seems dead-set on

convincing all that some seriously dark, demented black metal can come from

such an unlikely place. The band refers to their music as “epic black

metal,” and with one glance at the track listing, it’s obvious this is an

apt description. Nactmusik features only one song, “Opus 1,” played in three

continuous parts: Resounding, The Journey and In the Halls of the Wicked.

While not from the blast-attack, windmill riffing school of black metal,

Finsternis opts for more of an atmospheric, moody style of BM that at times

sounds very avant-gardish and unconventional. Their originality and

singleness of vision is refreshing. The band needs to develop its sound a

little more — since tracks tend to meander a bit — but the artistic

integrity of this Waco band is quite welcome. Find out more about them at

www.finsternis.com. (Eric Thompson) Harder Beat Magazine