October 28th, 2026 - Falling Leaves Under a Frozen Sun

 

Hey there metal maniacs and craft beer lovers!  The Meista here today rocking out to a pairing of "Under A Frozen Sun", the wonderfully dark and infernal sophomore album by German extreme metal band Thulcandra and a delicious Falling Leaves Lager from the fine folks at Fisher Brewing Company!  Hells yes!


Album Info:

• Artist: Thulcandra
• Title: "Under A Frozen Sun"
• Recorded: January through April 2011 at Woodshed Studio in Landshut, Germany
• Release date: September 30th, 2011 (2nd studio album by Thulcandra)
• Record company: Napalm Records
• Production: V. Santura
• Album cover art: Kristian "The Necrolord" Wåhlin 
• Personnel: Steffen Kummerer (lead, rhythm, and acoustic guitars, and vocals), Sebastian Ludwig (lead, rhythm, and acoustic guitars, and backing vocals), Tobias Ludwig (bass), and Seraph (drums)
• Guest musicians: Peter Huss (lead guitar on "Gates Of Eden") and V. Santura (lead guitar on "Ritual Of Sight", "Aeon Of Darkness", and "Echoing Voices (A Cold Breeze of Death)")
• Musical style: Melodic black metal, death metal
• Sound: With heavy influence from Dissection, with "Under A Frozen Sun", Thulcandra creates a heavy, yet atmospheric blast of frozen and blackened metal straight from the depths of Hell!  The tracks here are as uncompromising as they are profoundly intense... killer stuff!
• Major themes: Death, darkness, evil, the occult, Satan, violence, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "In Blood And Fire"
2. "Black Flags Of Hate"
3. "Ritual Of Sight"
4. "Under A Frozen Sun"
5. "Aeon Of Darkness"
6. "Echoing Voices (A Cold Breeze of Death)"
7. "Gates Of Eden"
8. "Life Demise" (Unanimated cover)

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Fisher Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://www.fisherbeer.com/
• Brew: Falling Leaves Lager
• Style: German Lager / Oktoberfest
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0% 
• Pour: The Falling Leaves pours a clear, deep copper hue with a thin, off-white head with good retention and lacing.
• Nose: The nose is malty, bready, grainy, and slightly grassy.  There are aromas of toasted barley, crackery biscuit, light grassy hops, cereal grains, and a splash of honey. 
• Taste: The taste of the Fallen Leaves follows the nose with lots of malty, light grassy, and hearty bready flavors.  There are notes of toasted barley, biscuit, hearty bread, light herbs, and hints of soft caramel.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and moderately carbonated, the mouthfeel is very smooth and crisp with a dry, clean finish.

Overall pairing: The easy-drinking malty flavors of Fisher's Falling Leaves Lager is a great foil for the blackened heaviness of Thulcandra's excellent sophomore effort, "Under A Frozen Sun"!  

Prost!  Hails!