Cult of a Dying Sun

On their sophomore full-length, “Cult of a Dying Sun”, Uada expand their scope and range of hypnotic craft. Balancing sharp riffs with spectral melodies in a manifold of haunting yet distinctive black metal dirges. A sharp spear in the heart of the brightest star. Epic, atmospheric, deadly. "...an unstoppable torrent that gains in force as each song gives way to the next. Masterful." ZERO TOLERANCE "...worthy of adjectives as like "epic," "venomous" and "unrelenting," but more importantly also "refreshing" and "dramatic." REVOLVER "This album is a triumph of underground culture" VIA OMEGA "The Portland black metal naturalists have created a sonic eclipse worth staring into" KERRANG!

They seemed to arrive out of nowhere in 2016---faces veiled and clad in leather jackets. The Portland quartet Uada blindsided black metal audiences with their debut album, Devoid of Light. They had no prior demos or EPs, just a string of shows in which they played their early material. It's certainl

A review of Cult of a Dying Sun by Uada, available May 25th worldwide via Eisenwald.