I guess we gotta write non-list content again now. Damn. Looking back on Norse’s 2014 EP Pest, which was my introduction to the Australian avant-garde black metallers, I’m still not sure why I bought it. I’m not a huge fan of massively dissonant music —then even less so than now—but something about it must have grabbed me. I’m glad it did, as it ultimately lead me to check out Ascetic, which once again breached my defenses and bewitched me. For the longest time, I somehow thought Pest to be the band’s first release, which is not the case at all … Continue reading Review: Norse – Ascetic