Published: November 10, 2017 

(Mini-review)

The Quebecois duo of Norilsk sees its return this November as well. It has been a couple of years since they released The Idea of North. The band relies on an icy death-doom that subtly adds touches of sludge. Their impending album, Le Passage des Glaciers, arrives November 24 from Hypnotic Dirge Records. The first available track, named "Nammolennye", captures the frigid aesthetic of the album. Moments of the song capture a funereal minimalism of single drum hits and guitar string plucks. Other instances come down like an avalanche of riffs and rolls.