Published: October 5, 2023

Urbain is an American progressive black metal band that formed in 2020 and A Soul Purged is their debut album released by Hypnotic Dirge Records.

The band describes their style as urban black metal since their themes and concepts deal about modern urban dystopia and decay. A Soul Purged turned out a massive and innovative album. It consists of nine songs and four of them are relatively shorter instrumental songs that function a...

Published: August 24, 2023

Urbain jsou mladou kapelou, která si ostruhy teprve brousí. Zkušenosti si do ní muzikanti přinesli z řady jiných projektů, které se však obracely hlavně k death metalu. V Urbain se ovšem brousí jiné nářadí, a tak je na místě být zvědavý na to, jak se pracovní postupy nové kapely ustálí a získají na jistotě. Jisté však je, že na debutu, který se jmenuje A Soul Purged, už můžeme vidět kapelu, která si ...

Published: July 29, 2023

Footsteps trudge listlessly down concrete, barely making a sound, barely existing at all. For nobody here is truly alive, but merely moving; here in that place where what could be and could have been the beautiful whisper of a soft breeze through green leaves… is the soft illusory hum of motor, engine, turbine, and rubber on asphalt. There is beauty here, but what is beauty, if not Perception, a lie, a grace to the ever failing str...

Published: July 25, 2023

Urbain are a black metal band from the US and this is their debut album.

With a description of urban black metal, and a recommendation for fans of Emperor, White Ward, early Dimmu Borgir, and Cradle of Filth, I was intrigued to hear what Urbain had to offer. The fact that the band contain members of Ovnev and Wills Dissolve was further reason, if any were needed.

It turns out that the band references above are a good starting point for U...