Catalonian outfit Foscor, renowned for their unique take on black metal, breaks a four-year hiatus with “Solitud.” Originally recorded during the sessions for 2019’s Els Sepulcres Blancs, encapsulates the prevailing loneliness of the pandemic through clean vocals and melancholic riffs. Despite their name meaning “darkness’ in Catalan, Foscor has transcended the confines of traditional black metal. “Solitud” serves as the second chapter in a trilogy following 2017’s Les Irreals Visions, exploring the fin de siècle cultural movement of Modernisme. As they unveil “Solitud,” Foscor invites listeners to experience their most personal and delicate sonic achievement, promising a continuation of their tragic yet captivating musical narrative.
The band comments:
“The song itself offers a vital closure. ‘Solitud’ ends on a hopeful note. Gliding above an acrobatic guitar solo, the vocals – sung in the band’s native tongue – are clean and light as a feather. This song is a proper way to close that album cycle before definitely facing and closing the trilogy initiated in 2017 with Les Irreals Visions. It reminds us the spark to enlighten the future…the one that we have never walked alone. A brand new chant from the past, looking toward a final chapter, surrounded by tragic darkness.”
Listen to the song below:
