November 3rd, 2018 - Where Black Ale Shadows Forever Reign

God kväll and hails evildoers!  The Meista here tonight getting dark and a little bit evil with a pairing of Dark Funeral's wonderful "Where Shadows Forever Reign" and Perrin Brewing Company's Black Ale!

Album Info:

• Artist: Dark Funeral
• Title: "Where Shadows Forever Reign"
• Recorded: February 1st through 26th, 2016 at Dugout Studios in Uppsala, Sweden
• Release date: June 3rd, 2016 (6th studio album by Dark Funeral)
• Record company: Century Media Records
• Production: Daniel Bergstrand and Lord Ahriman
• Album cover art: Kristian "Necrolord" Wåhlin
• Personnel: Chaq Mol (guitars), Dominator (drums), Heljarmadr (vocals), and Lord Ahriman (guitars and bass)
• Musical style: Black metal
• Sound: Infernal, aggressive, and darkly melodic, "Where Shadows Forever Reign" is classic Swedish black metal!  
• Major themes: Darkness, evil, the occult, nature, violence, opposition to Christianity, Satan, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "Unchain My Soul"
2. "As One We Shall Conquer"
3. "Beast Above Man"
4. "As I Ascend"
5. "Temple Of Ahriman"
6. "The Eternal Eclipse"
7. "To Carve Another Wound"
8. "Nail Them To The Cross"
9. "Where Shadows Forever Reign"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Perrin Brewing Company (Comstock Park, Michigan)
• Website: http://www.perrinbrewing.com/
• Brew: Perrin Black Ale
• Style: American Black Ale / German Schwarzbier 
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 5.8%
• IBUs: 25
• Pour: The Perrin Black Ale pours an opaque ink black with a thin, light beige head with good retention and subtle lacing.
• Nose: The nose is roasty, toasty, malty, and slightly smoky.  There are aromas of toasted bread, roasted malt, light milk chocolate, caramel, and very light coffee.
• Taste: The taste of the Perrin Black Ale is toasty, roasty, and earthy.  There are notes of dark roasted malt, hearty multigrain bread, walnut, biscuit, light chocolate, burnt toffee, and just a hint of coffee.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel of the Perrin Black Ale is crisp, clean, smooth, and far lighter than I expected with a clean, dry finish.

Overall pairing: The Perrin Black Ale is an easy drinking, but tasty little dark brew that is perfect in color for Dark Funeral's "Where Shadows Forever Reign" and taste-wise makes for a great foil to the evil heaviness of the album's amazing tracks!

Skål and Hails!!