Signal Rex is proud to present Valais' striking self-titled debut album on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats. The CD and tape versions shall be released on March 4th while the vinyl version will follow later this year.
One of the most accomplished newcomers Signal Rex has come across in recent years, the shadowy entity of Valais burst from the voidal womb fully formed in the middle of 2021 with their self-titled debut album. Despite existing in the vast (and vastly inconsistent) wilderness of Bandcamp, Valais in fact imparted a power and poignancy that takes most bands at least a couple records to reach, if at all. Both classically composed and forward-thinking, Valais understood right from the start the core tenets of true black metal, but equally understood how to inject their own personality and poise into such to create something that adds to the language of BLACK METAL rather than mimics its speech patterns (and sloppily so).
No, Valais as a work is a towering monument of tension and release, skillful contours and subtle dynamics, richly malevolent melody and slipstreaming violence. Aesthetic touchstones include the likes of Slidhr, latter-day Leviathan, and even Blut Aus Nord at their wiliest, but Valais also exhibit an understated sense of the pagan - perhaps stemming from their native Ireland, or perhaps from some strange cosmos far beyond our comprehension... Either way, all of this coalesces into a whilrlwinding five-song/37-minute experience that feels far vaster than that succinct runtime otherwise suggests. As such, Signal Rex is honored to rightfully release this tome in all physical formats.
In the meantime, hear the track "III" HERE at Signal Rex's Bandcamp. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Valais' Valais
1. I [9:43]
2. II [1:54]
3. III [9:45]
4. IV [1:43]
5. V [13:46]
1. I [9:43]
2. II [1:54]
3. III [9:45]
4. IV [1:43]
5. V [13:46]
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