Band: Prieuré
Album: Jusqu’à Bénitier
Genre: Black Metal
Country: France
Label: Vetus Capra
Released: April 30, 2025
Introduction
Prieuré is a one-man Black Metal project hailing from Brittany, France. Formed in 2021 and helmed by multi-instrumentalist Sans-Visage, one of the two owners of the label of the band; Vetus Capra. Prieuré has released 3 EPs, 2 splits and 2 full lengths to date.
The Album
Tracklist:
- Introït
- Prieuré
- Foi
- À travers la forêt (feat. Torve)
- Marécages
- Vautour
- Le grand incendie
- Patience
- Triomphe (feat. Geoffroy D.A.)
Immediately what caught my eye and drew my attention to this release was the album’s beautifully crafted artwork. A stunning black and white painting done by Sans-Visage himself. The overall aesthetic and layout is absolutely amazing and deserves being mentioned.
The album opens with a sprawling and melodic instrumental track. It’s a beautifully written acoustic guitar piece that is quite deceptive of what is to come.
That atmosphere that Sans-Visage manages to craft throughout this album is incredible. It’s a moving, aggressive, melodic and violent masterpiece in of itself. The production of the album is excellent, it’s clear and concise but retains enough of that raw aggression that you’re still aware that it’s a black metal album.
Sans-Visage wears his punk influence on his sleeve. From the vocal style, to some of the guitar riffs, and the drums, it’s quite obvious that punk rock was a heavy inspiration for him as a musician. It’s blended in an interesting and unique way though to form his own brand of black metal, and I must admit it’s excellent.
I, personally, enjoyed the vocals on Jusqu’à Bénitier. The half shouted, half chanted punk-esque vocals in his native French, blend nicely with the more aggressive growls throughout the album. I also thoroughly enjoyed the acoustic passages interlaced throughout the album.
My favorite tracks from the album are “Vautour” and “Le Grand Incendie”. But overall, I feel as though the album is best enjoyed by listening to it as a whole. It’s atmosphere and musicianship make it a worthy listen from start to finish.
Conclusion
Jusqu’à Bénitier is a unique and accomplished piece of black metal. From the album’s beautifully done artwork, the high-quality production, to its stand out blend of punk rock and black metal, this album is absolutely worth a listen. I’d highly recommend it to those looking for something a cut above the rest, and also recommend giving his previous releases a spin as well.
BMZ Rating: 8,5 out of 10
Support Prieuré here: https://prieure.bandcamp.com/album/jusquau-b-nitier
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