From: Don't Count on it Reviews
Published: December 25, 2012
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About two years ago or so Netra released its debut full-length Mélancolie Urbaine into the metal underground to a pretty select audience. I don't mean that in a bad way, but it was a pretty interesting little album that was not for everyone. Now we have the follow-up to that album with a sound that mainman Steven Le Moan experimenting even further with the tricks of black metal.
I think it's fair to say that Netra's firs...
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From: Pest Webzine/Slowly We Rot Issue 3
Published: December 20, 2012
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From my point of view the best Hypnotic Dirge artist to date, netra, is back with the second album, a followup to their highly-acclaimed "Mélancolie urbaine" debut. This time we're treated with 70 minutes of its strange combination of Depressive (Post) Black Metal with Trip-Hop and Ambient, something only the ones of you deeply open-minded will dig. Although this time there are less memorable tracks, the ones pr...
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From: ThreNodies Webzine
Published: December 9, 2012
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About two years ago, I received one of the most impressive debut record I’ve ever heard. This piece of art featured a completely new style of black metal, which was mixed with trip hop influences, you probably never heard before. There was a huge thrill of anticipation according his new record called Sørbyen, which features an impressive total playing time of 70:23 minutes! Will it be able to follow the footsteps of its predec...

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From: Lords of Metal E-Zine
Published: December 3, 2012
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French one-man outfit Netra is back with a second album after the interesting Mélancholie Urbaine, called Sørbyen Netra plays some kind of hybrid between depressive black metal, ambient, trip-hop and whatever pops up in his mind. This makes the makes rather eclectic although there is an overarching sense of depression throughout the album. Even blues elements made their way onto the album, which surprisingly suits the depres...
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From: Aristocrazia Webzine
Published: December 3, 2012
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*Google translation of Italian review

Project Netra our Mourning already spoke on the occasion of the first work  in the long run, the 2012 sees a new release of this one man band once again under French Hypnotic Dirge, "Sørbyen" is the title of the album, takes and continues the process that began with the first two demos and then with the full made ​​up mostly of Black Metal, Trip Hop and the "melancholy urban" which gave...

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From: The Pit of the Damned
Published: December 2, 2012
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*Google translation of Italian review

To many of you the name Netra not say anything, to me it says a lot, and for that fact I was waiting at the gate with their second effort, always Hypnotic Dirge Records license plate. The one band French band returns with an impressive work of 70 minutes, there and then left me quite puzzled, for its content. To be honest at first, maybe the second, but also the third listen, I was disappoi...
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