Black Metal auteur, Gaahls is an enigmatic figure more than happy to throw off the shackles of the musical form that birthed him. “Braiding The Stories” is his second album with this self-titled unit and he further gleefully deconstructs all the tenants of Black Metal. There is so much in this album; folk, synthwave, goth and post-rock. In fact, the one thing you will struggle to find is communal garden Black Metal. What we are instead presented with is a top-of-his-game storyteller, spinning atmospheric yarns.

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