Night Heir
Night Heir is a Portland, Oregon avant-garde/atmospheric black metal project whose 2013 album 'A Maze Of Evenings' blends black metal burners with doom passages, folk coloring, and layered choir contributions from guest vocalists. Mastered by James Plotkin.
SCORE PROFILE
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WHY THOSE SCORES
- Barbershop 3 — Album credits contributions from a choir on select tracks.
- Black 6 — Avant-garde/atmospheric black metal with 'black metal burners' among the album's tracks.
- Theatrical 2 — Layered choir arrangements and multi-vocalist conceptual staging.
- Folk 4 — Amalgamation of black metal and folk elements.
- Doom 4 — Doom passages alongside the black metal material.
- Ambient 5 — 'Atmospheric compositions' with extensive studio treatments/effects.
MEMBERS
- Sean BarryVoice, guitars, drums, keyboards
- Samuel RosenbergBass, slide guitar, vocals, percussion
- Andrew DiluvianTreatments, engineering, effects, vocals
CONNECTIONS
- James Plotkinpath →
'A Maze Of Evenings' (2013) was mastered by James Plotkin. source ↗
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