OWL’S BLOOD – COLD NIGHT OF MEDITATION LP (Altare Productions / Dead Section Records)

As you can deduce from the smudges all over the cover (damn, they show up really clearly in that photograph), I’ve been listening to Owl’s Blood’s debut full-length a lot recently. And I have greasy fingers.

Six blasts of blizzard-y Basque Black Metal – with an average running time of just under seven minutes – howl forth from the Atlantic, threatening to take your breath away.

Seeing as there were two labels involved in bringing this record to fruition, I think it could have benefited from an inner sleeve and some printed lyrics. And, seeing as there are two small children quite literally swinging from my limbs as I type, I’m going to have to cut this review short.

Another cold night of meditation lies ahead; perhaps there’ll be peace tomorrow.

Evilometer: 555/666