MORA PROKAZA

By Chance SEASON OF MIST

Belarusian black metal boffins throw caution to the wind

By Chance is 2020’s oddest extreme album. With two excellent, albeit by-thenumbers records under their belt, Mora Prokaza take the bare bones of their genre – a few blastbeats here, raspy screams and spooky keys there – and blindly throw darts at nine songs. Why does I’m Not Yours sound like Chthonic soundtracking a profoundly irritating Spaghetti Western? Dunno. Who told vocalist Farmakon that scatting over black metal and, er, trap is a great idea? Haven’t the foggiest. Why does it all sound like it was arranged by an actual foetus? By Chance offers no answers. Experimentation should be applauded, but nobody gets a gold star for shitting upside down.

FOR FANS OF: Funeral

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