Silent for nearly four years, US black metal icons Krieg will present their seventh full length recording Transient on September 2. Metal Sucks says "Krieg is all about mood. And that mood is suffocating and bleak." Blabbermouth calls band leader/founder Imperial (aka Neill Jameson), "a master of the sonic conveyance of dread and hopelessness." Featuring Jameson with studio guitarists A. Poole and D. Zdanavage, bassist D. Sykes, and drummer J. Dost, the album also features guest appearances from Dwid Hellion (Integrity) and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth). Jameson notes, "this is the first album we have done that features a band that has worked together for an extended period of time that had a fully realized vision of how the record was supposed to sound."

Transient features eleven new songs, including a remake of Amebix's "Winter". Jameson says, "there was never any idea to stay within the confines that black metal has become. This was liberation. It is probably the most 'black metal' record I've done in almost ten years." Like prior albums, Transient is full of personal reflection. "This record encompasses another autobiographical gallery of a life misspent, a negative existence", shares Jameson. "At its core, it is probably the most miserable and anger-fueled thing I've ever put to tape." Touring is set to be announced shortly.

Yeah these guys have been going in a really nice direction recently so looking forward to this one.

The avg for this album is insulting.