Dawnbreaker’s Pactum Sanguine Novo is black metal as sacramental meditation. Where much of the genre’s traditional spiritual energy is channeled through negation, Dawnbreaker shines at flipping it on its head: blood, altar, priesthood…are not blasphemy, but theology.

Dawnbreaker, led by artist Tomrair, has been a force in the underground metal scene. Their latest release, ‘Banisher of Unlight’, continues this trend of exploring new territories while maintaining the brutality and crushing sound of its death metal roots.