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# Review: Finistère – Am Grauen Meer
- URL: https://blackmetalzine.com/review-finistere-am-grauen-meer/
- Published: 2025-10-14T15:07:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-16T17:16:06.000Z
- Description: Finistère's Am Grauen Meer (8/10). German Post-Black Metal delivers intense melodic aggression and lush atmosphere. Read the full review!
- Author: Anthony
- Tags: #rating-8

*Band: Finistère* 
*Album: Am grauen Meer* 
*Genre: Post Black Metal* 
*Country: Germany* 
*Label: Ministry of Truth* 
*Released: September 2025*

![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/2025/11/finistere-1-4.jpg)

## Introduction

For their latest full length, Germany’s **Finistère** take to the seas to showcase their punchy unrelenting brand of black metal.

## Am grauen Meer

**Tracklist:**

1. Niemandsland
2. Treibgut
3. Zerstörer
4. Nebel
5. Arngast
6. Grimme Herne
7. Hartwarden
8. Langwarden

![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/2025/11/finister-2-jpeg-9.jpg)

## Rumination

Another week, another German black metal band to write about (honestly between **Der Weg, Great Sea, Grab** and these guys, Germany has been absolutely killing it the past 12 months).

**Finistère** is a easy W for someone like myself. The riffs are great, the productions spot on, it’s not remotely tropey. I honestly can’t find anything to fault with this release. If you’re a fan of the aforementioned Der Weg Einer Freiheit (who I have to assume are an influence here) then you’ll very likely enjoy this.

As an aside this band does something I personally find pretty interesting wherein it technically sits in the realm of post black metal presentation wise/somewhat soundwise. But its so openly committed to traditional black metal (in particular I hear a fair bit of finnish) that it almost could fall into the territory of being straight up black metal. The only other band I know who does something similar to this is **Void Omnia** (who I big time fuck with).

**The results are that all the songs are still pretty damn catchy.**

![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/2025/11/finistere-5.jpg)

Also on that note I have to give credit to **Finistère** for keeping this album concise. At 33 minutes this album is lean but its deeply effective. From my perspective It’s super easy for post black metal bands to throw in a bunch of bloat to the amusement of noone (**Olhava** being the only exception to this for me) whereas **Finistère** never take their brand of post black metal into self indulgent territory. It’s just focused on solid songwriting from start to finish.

## Conclusion

Honestly I figured when I first saw the artwork I pretty much knew I was going to enjoy this album and was correct. This is a solid effort from this newer German band and I’m really keen to see where they take it from here.

**BMZ Rating: 8 out of 10**

![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/2025/11/8-out-of-10-279.gif)

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