MOUNTAINSCAPE

Reading’s mythical trio swap extreme metal for post-rock soundscapes.

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BROTHERS DAN AND James Scrivener wanted to be black metal’s next breakout superstars. As musicians, their niche for a long time was in incessant aggression and shrieking vocals. But then they got bored. “The most recent previous one was a band called Aklash,” remembers Dan, talking with Prog via video call. “James left that band four years ago or so.” “Black metal was never really my [genre],” James adds. “I enjoyed a couple of bands, but it wasn’t a genre I’d particularly listen to. I was listening more to postrock and post-metal at the time.” Bored of extreme metal’s constraints and yearning to fly into more progressive pastures, the pair formed Mountainscape. Rounded out by bassist Ethan Bishop, the trio add a primal and folkloric edge to post-rock. Debut album Acceptance is equal…

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