The Third Aeon

Milan, Italy is a land saturated with elaborate cemeteries, gothic architecture and eerie monuments. It contains a rich history of mystery, magic, death and folklore. Born and raised in the region, metal trio "The Black Oath" fully embrace this aspect of their hometown and make that clearly visible in their first full length album, The Third Aeon.

Lead singer A.th along with the equally curiously named members oh the band, P.V. ( bass) and C.Z. (drums) share that "there is a magic atmosphere here, everything seems to speak about death," adding, "Everything here seems to be cursed because of our legends and myths about superstitions and darkness, so it is natural for us to create this kind of music."

Immediately upon first listen you know that this group has cornered and mastered their genre of "doom metal." Complete with demonic organs, monastic chanting, eerie guitar, a twisted ring leader quality of a singer and bass so heavy and raw it can only remind one of '80s hardcore punk outfit Flipper. Surely, all desirable qualities for a band of this nature.

The Black Oath, while remaining very metal, don’t rely on un-necessarily insanely fast guitar play and ear piercing screams the way many other contemporaries within the genre do. Still with ought a second taking away from their metal points as the band certainly does drill intensity, fury and fear into the listener's head in the best possible way.

Some songs, such as "Death as Liberation" and "Horcell the Temple," are eight minute epics, as some remain sweet, short, simple and savage. Either way, every song gets you feeling righteously dark and ready to pay allegiance to the medieval, occult sound of The Black Oath.