Vuur & Zijde - Boezem (Artbook CD) Dependent and loss as a Gesamtkunstwerk

and loss as a Gesamtkunstwerk (synthesis of all arts) lyrically

The Dutch trio has warped and widened the framework of extreme metal with the muscle of post and jazz rock

The result is an album that resembles a blackgaze soundtrack – a legacy further underlined by the artbook bonus track

Carnelian Fire: The Gallows

Starting as a four-piece

Vuur & Zijde - Boezem (Artbook CD) Dependent and loss as a Gesamtkunstwerk"Boezem" ('Bosom'), the debut full length of Dutch quintet VUUR & ZIJDE ("Fire & Silk") quite remarkably revolves around themes of conditional and unconditional love and the difference between those, the liberation of intimacy, and motherhood. Obviously, this album politely abstains from going through the motions of tedious heavy metal clichs. Although the Dutch have deep roots in black metal and have been or still are members in such established