bands claiming a sense of ritual, spectacle or transcendence, precious few achieve it like Heilung. But while their striking aesthetic makes the metal scene their spiritual home, there’s relatively little that shrieks ‘metal up your ass!’ beyond the occasional, goblin-esque vocal turn. Because while is an undeniably release, this weight stems from a sense of drama, historical resonance and emotional depth – acarefully woven tapestry of ideas, sounds and inferences wherein a whisper just out of earshot or the unearthly sustain of a single bell can stop your heart in your chest.
