{"product_id":"enisum-arpitanian-lands-cd-copy","title":"ENISUM - Arpitanian Lands 2-LP (Color Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVinyl is colored, but sealed (so we cannot check the color).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnisum spells Musine backwards: apparently a place near the hometown of the musicians. Arpitania is a name for the local mountains in northwest Italy, on the border with France. I had not really been aware of either before I heard this album. Now, looking at the beautiful artwork (photos) on the Avantgard re-release and listening to the soaring riffs and nature-elegising lyrics, I want to go there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLyrically, the whole album is themed around mountain spirits and mother nature. That might sound cliched, but in fact the lyrics gel perfectly with the evocative music, which shifts tempo from slow to mid-paced to fast to convey the rush of emotion gained when looking at awe-inspiring mountain views, luxuriant valleys and cascading waterfalls. Nothing is out of place. Everything fits, including the occasional female and chanted vocals. Particular high points in this regard are the tracks Chiusella's Waters and Fauna's Souls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArpitanian Lands is a simply majestic album. This is what you want atmospheric black metal to be like: grand, moving, vocally full of both chants and shrieks, alternating languid acoustic passages with fast tremolo picking and blast beats, tempo shifts carrying you upwards into the sky. But it is rare to find anything as good as this. Hence, it is hard to know why this one, ten years old at the time of writing, has not received more recognition. Perhaps it has just gone under most people's radar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnyway, it is never too late to visit Arpitania. You are never too old, even if you are as old as me. Pick this one up and you too will be soaring with the eagles, looking down in your mind's eye at the glory of Mount Rociamlon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Enisum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57376518242648,"sku":null,"price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/6727\/files\/538401.jpg?v=1779858615","url":"https:\/\/hammerheart-records.myshopify.com\/products\/enisum-arpitanian-lands-cd-copy","provider":"Hammerheart Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}