Mitochondrial Sun is the genre mixing act of ex-Dark Tranquillity guitarist Niklas Sundin, an all around dexterous musician with a clear vision for his project, who also happens to be a talented illustrator whose work can be found on the covers of many records by bands like In Flames, Arch Enemy and many more. The first Mitochondrial Sun full length came out earlier in 2020, and it's about to be followed by new album, Sju Pulsarer, which releases on November 13th, 2020.
The cinematic atmospherics of the project's self titled debut give way to something a bit madder in tone, hastier and more exploratory, yet, still very much moody, as first specimen Pulsar 1 suggests.
Like a tight merger between contemporary black metal and experimental electronica, the new track counterbalances its extremity and instrumental ferocity with ample volumes of melodiousness, without ever letting its cinematic properties fade, in an overall diverse and at the same time absorbing outcome.
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