From Bandcamp, “Drawing from a wellspring of sinister musings and an incessant drive for musical experimentation, INTERUM NATA presents “From the Infinite Light,” due for release by Nordvis on March 15, 2024. The album has eight songs. “Overture: Infinite Light” is first. Creepy spoken words are followed by similarly creepy clean guitars, and there is a tense feeling hanging in the air. The music that follows almost has a Southern Rock feeling to it, or something that you might hear in a Quentin Terantino movie, especially with the whistles.

 “This Gleaming Eternity” is another smooth offering, this time with meaty bass notes climbing up and down the scale. With the addition of distorted guitars, the song takes on a Post Metal quality, and the vocal harmonies are quite sad. “A Manifested Nightmare” is a dejected affair as the title suggests, augmented with piano notes and emotional vocals. “Ambrosia” is of course the drink or food of the Gods in Greek mythology. The depressive song doesn’t have much in the way of hope, as they keyboards drip with regret. This is some odd music, that is for sure, but many of the tones are pleasing.

 “The Drifter” definitely has the feeling of a lone but confident man striking out on his own. Though he doesn’t know where he is going, he doesn’t have a care in the world. “A Darkness Within” is another easy flowing song, with acoustic strums in the guitars and Johnny Cash like baritone vocals. “Something Truly Almighty” is deeply depressive, but in a strange way, also celebrates what is good in life. There are stormy times, marked with sturdier riffs, and some emotional peaks along the way. “The Crown of All” is really the first song with a good deal of energy, and it closes the album with a sense of accomplishment, but it also leaves the listener with a lot of questions.

 Perhaps the oddest part about this album is that the record label is Nordvis, which would suggest Black Metal to me. What we have instead is an old school, throw-back sound from yesteryear, with smooth, harmonized vocals mostly sung in a baritone voice. I feel unsettled after the album, and I’m not sure why, but good music can impart these feelings in the listener.