Black metal and Tolkien have long been kindred spirits, sharing a penchant for dark fantasy. Dawn of the Iron Shadow from One of Nine rides out from the fires of Mordor to channel the colder and more cosmic aspects of Tolkien’s legendarium through black metal.

Tolkien black metal nerds rejoice! Heralder, the mastermind behind the medieval black metal project Theoden's Reign, returns with Citadel of the Stars, an album that cements Theoden's Reign as one of the most promising voices in the fantasy and atmospheric black metal scene.