No, they’re not from the Netherlands. Swampborn instead hails from Russia, and their brand of post-black metal has had a lot of time to gestate. While having been around since 2011, they are only now approaching the release of their debut Beyond Ratio, which will feature “Aspiration a l’Absolu,” a single that first saw the light of an oppressively grey sky back in 2014. That’s a lot of time for refinement, and while the song has not fundamentally changed, it can’t have been easy to bring all its elements together in the first place—as you’re about to hear, there is … Continue reading Track Premiere: Swampborn – Aspiration a l’Absolu