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Published by Andy<\/a> on November 8, 2025November 8, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"Artwork by: Metastazis<\/a><\/p>\n

Style: Experimental black metal, dissonant black metal (mostly harsh vocals)
Recommended for fans of: Blut Aus Nord, Deathspell Omega, Mare Cognitum, Melechesh
Country: United States
Release date: 7 November 2025<\/p>\n

Excellent artists have an insatiable appetite for innovation. Only two albums into his career, and D.L. of Kostnat\u011bn\u00ed had already resculpted black metal with Turkish tonality, deftly mimicking the delirium of heatstroke in acrid riffs and barbed vocals. Kostnat\u011bn\u00ed\u2019s syncretic take on black metal, melding Middle Eastern, North African, and Scandinavian styles (with poetic lyrics in Czech) has quickly made D.L. one of the most exciting voices in the genre. On P\u0159\u00edli\u0161nost (Excess), Kostnat\u011bn\u00ed takes yet another bound forward.<\/p>\n

The music on P\u0159\u00edli\u0161nost is still immediately recognizable as D.L.\u2019s\u2014a signature blend of microtonality, desert melodies, and scorching riffs. Several tracks continue directly in the vein of \u00dapal, like the early album run from \u201cK\u0159ehk\u00fd b\u016fh (Fragile God)\u201d to \u201cZp\u011bt ke kmen\u016fm (Back to the Tribes).\u201d Dense, melodic guitar contours melt into noisy dissonance as you simultaneously feel your sanity corrode, the disconcerting, rambling riffs still Kostnat\u011bn\u00ed\u2019s biggest strength. New drummer Joe Goldwater injects a ton of variety into the rhythms and paces across P\u0159\u00edli\u0161nost, engendering a sense of metric dynamism. The main riff in \u201cK\u0159ehk\u00fd b\u016fh\u201d is in an asymmetric 9\/4; \u201cP\u0159\u00edli\u0161nost\u201d has a headbanging death metal riff in 17\/16; and all throughout, D.L. and Goldwater will drag you from slower-paced sections into vicious flurries of drums and vice versa. Complementing the drums in the rhythm section, P\u0159\u00edli\u0161nost also sees D.L. emphasize his bass playing more in the mix, and the record has a much fuller sound than his treble-heavy earlier works.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

P\u0159\u00edli\u0161nost\u2019s glut of experimentation is what drives the record, though. The record wears its proclivity for new ideas on its sleeves by opening with synths\u2014absent on \u00dapal\u2014and breakbeat drumming. Midway through the album on \u201cMrtvola Jupitera (Corpse of Jupiter),\u201d Kostnat\u011bn\u00ed returns to a heavy usage of the synths. The track is built on the synth\u2019s eerie melody\u2014as well as its interaction with something which sounds like a death whistle. The title track turns into a Middle Eastern barrage of crushing blackened death metal, taking influence from Nile and Crescent, even ending in a ridiculous breakdown ushered in by a hardcore scream of \u201cI WILL NEVER FUCKING STOP!\u201d The record\u2019s most fun inclusion\u2014albeit the least successful\u2014is what can only be described as dissonant black metal nu metal. Yes, \u201cD\u00e1le zven\u010d\u00ed (Further from Outside)\u201d breaks into some turntable scratching with rapped harsh vocals in Czech, but it\u2019s still atop Kostnat\u011bn\u00ed\u2019s typical black metal. The nu metal breakdown in the track is followed by the longest clean vocal section on the album. I don\u2019t think the nu metal inspired section gels with D.L.\u2019s stylistic choices elsewhere, but I applaud the bold attempt at something drastically fresh.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The record\u2019s title is a self-fulfilling prophecy, however, and with a dozen new ideas and about a hundred killer riffs packed into ten short tracks, the excess of the record is clear: this is overwhelming to digest even as a massive fan of Kostnat\u011bn\u00ed. The production doesn\u2019t lose any of the detail in the layers of instruments, and so the soundscape is also saturated with sounds from all registers, always. Even the slower parts are hardly a respite due to the record\u2019s instrumental deluge. Also, while plenty of the new elements are implemented naturally, such as the deathier riffs across the album or the breakcore at the beginning, sometimes they disrupt the flow\u2014flow being one of the strengths of \u00dapal, which moved seamlessly from track to track.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a record \u201cdedicated to the suffocating, destructive pursuit of self-perfection,\u201d P\u0159\u00edli\u0161nost is a resounding success, and all of what makes D.L. such a unique artist and \u00dapal such a landmark modern black metal album is present on the new record. And despite the previous successes, Kostnat\u011bn\u00ed is not complacent. P\u0159\u00edli\u0161nost is steadfast in its innovation, even if the nu metal breaks and pacing aren\u2019t always successful. On the next record, Kostnat\u011bn\u00ed will undoubtedly shatter the bounds of his sound once again. This is what the best artists do; Kostnat\u011bn\u00ed is one of the faces of innovation in modern black metal.<\/p>\n

Recommended tracks: Kostely byly mrakodrapy (Churches Were the Skyscrapers); Zp\u011bt ke kmen\u016fm (Back to the Tribes); Znal jsem t\u011b (I Knew You)
You may also like: Scarcity<\/a>, Ars Magna Umbrae, SkyThala<\/a>, \u1f49\u03c0\u03bb\u03af\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2<\/a>, Fleshmeadow
Final verdict: 8\/10<\/p>\n

Related links: Bandcamp<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

Label: Willowtip Records<\/a><\/p>\n

Kostnat\u011bn\u00ed is:
\u2013 D.L. (everything)
With:
\u2013 Joe Goldwater (drums)
\u2013 Mack (additional vocals)<\/p>\n

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