"Hipster black metal"- a term that inspires tremendous derision, even within the halls of this very podcast. But what if we were to confront the phenomena head-on and truly evaluate its potential? Today we have a triumvirate of records that could all be labelled as "hipster BM" in some sense, but with radically different takes. Hauntologist, a fresh spinoff of Mgla, plays heavily in the realm of goth and post-punk. Departure Chandelier returns from a long absence with something heavier, more primitive, and Bathorian, eschewing much of its melodic past. And returning from even longer: Vemod rises from the grave, reinterpreting grandiose post-rock song structures with the raw power of early Enslaved.

0:02:53 - Hauntologist - Hollow (No Solace)

0:42:37 - Departure Chandelier - Satan Soldier of Fortune (Nuclear War Now)

1:11:36 - Interlude - Dzlarv - “Untitled 2” fr. 1996 Demo (Independent, 1996)

1:17:04 - Vemod - The Deepening (Prophecy Productions)

2:06:37 - Outro - Sólstafir - “Pale Rider,” fr. Köld (Spinefarm, 2009)