After a stellar sylvan split with Kentucky bluegrass-BM crossover act Panopticon, Maine atmospheric black metal act Falls of Rauros are slated to return this fall (appropriately enough) with their third full-length Believe in No Coming Shore. The record will follow 2012's folk-y, bucolic The Light That Dwells in Rotten Wood, and the reclusive project has released Shore's first single in the torrential, ten-minute wandering entitled 'Ancestors of Smoke'. Despite the band's Tolkien-lifted name, the style of atmospheric BM Falls of Rauros purvey has always been closer to the airy ballads and primal ecstasy of the Cascadian scene than the wintery gloom of Evilfeast, or the epic synths of Summoning.
'Ancestors of Smoke', however, sees the band broadening their sonic palate ever so slightly. From the melodic downpour that opens the song, to the rambling, four-minute solo that closes it, Falls of Rauros manage to show off everything their past two full-lengths have taught them, and tying everything together deftly that the song flows effortlessly. If it is any indication of what Shore has in store for us, Falls of Rauros may prove that the forests of the east coast are just as inspirational and mystical as the redwoods of Cascadia.
Believe in No Coming Shore will be released in October or November via Bindrune Recordings. You can stream 'Ancestors of Smoke' below:
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