“Early last year, Markus Siegenhort, leader of the German black metal explorers Lantlôs, elected to split with Neige, the leader of France’s Alcest and one of the key figures in carrying black metal past its atavistic beginnings. Despite the breakup, on Melting Sun, Lantlôs’ fourth and most cohesive album, Siegenhort likewise sings sans ire, his mid-range croon ferried upward by a set of gentle effects.”
