In2Elements - It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn (2022)

What began its existence as a solo project by Adam Szopa, a few years ago became one of the best Polish post-rock outfits out there. This position has been recently proved again by Tides from Nebula, the Polish post-rock powerhouse, who invited the Silesian/Kraków trio for their European tour. And by the band themselves as they released a brand new album called It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn.

While the release starts on a particularly dark and heavy note in, nomen omen, Darkest Hour, the band skillfully uses lighter and more peaceful tones when it suits the compositions best. Nevertheless, this is a heavy album, the guitars sometimes go so far towards post-metal vibes that it gets pretty dangerous. The darkness here is the leitmotif and I must say, it's the kind of post-rock I like the most. I do, however, feel like it could be longer, especially that all the best seems to be presented at the start of the album and afterwards, it slows down. Still, the peaks here (Darkest Hour, From Ashes Rise, Dystopia) make it definitely worth catching up to, getting mooded up for the incoming autumn.

It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn costs 6.5 EUR (30 PLN).

In2Elements - Cycles (2020)

Check: From Ashes Rise

Country: Poland

Genre: dark post-rock

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