Category:
Metal

Try if you like:
Khanate, Sunn O))), Thor's Hammer, Xasthur

You know a band is dark when their song names only consist of Roman Numerals. That pretty much sums up Khlyst. You may or may not have heard of Khanate. Well, the bassist from that band, James Plotkin, decided to start a new project with vocalist Runhild Gammelsaeter formerly of Thor's Hammer. The bloody mess that resulted is chaotic and unrelenting Khlyst. 

Let's get to the music (or should we call it sounds?) on Khlyst's debut, Chaos Is My Name. When "I" hits your ears you'll either run screaming or stick around to find out what all this evil is about. It is a good showcase of what Runhild is capable of vocally, screaming out whatever he screams out. Now when "II" comes around we are presented with an almost 8 minute epic that is just plain spooky. More a soundtrack than a song. Runhild comes back to haunt you again on "III", ripping his vocal chords for your pleasure. The guitars in this one are insanely all over the place.

Then on "VI" there is another dark 7 minute soundtrack piece to rip kittens to pieces with or peel skin off of humans. 

Seriously, Khlyst is dark and Chaos Is My Name is a evil whore. Sound tasty? Dig in!