Amor Fati Productions announces March 21st as the international release date for Aerdryk’s second album, Onzuiver, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
After a debut album released in 2022, steeped in the mischievous aura of ’90s atmospheric black metal, with a strong emphasis on ethereal keyboards and a deeply melodic bassline, Aerdryk – the solo project of C.V.B. (Wolvennest, Cult of Erinyes, LVTHN, Erbeet Azhak et. al.) – returns with its sophomore effort, Onzuiver („Impure“ in Flemish).
Make no mistake: Aerdryk comes back with fangs bared.
Melancholy still lingers, but the tone and the sound have hardened, mirroring the world itself. While not a concept album per se, a pervasive theme runs through Onzuiver: the Devil as metaphor, an ideological weapon raised against Christianity. The record exhales sulphur. C.V.B.’s vocals, more varied and venomous than in the project’s early days, channel a heightened sense of hatred and defiance.
Onzuiver unfolds as a frenetic sonic pilgrimage through inspired riffs and almost a folk approach hidden behind the distortion, advocating the liberation of the mind and urging the listener to shatter the chains of submission. Here, Aerdryk openly reclaims the original mission of black metal: a clenched fist driven straight into the face of self-proclaimed Christian morality.
The release of Onzuiver will be accompanied with the vinyl re-press of the debut and a split vinyl release with Oerheks.
