A Certain Taste

EP Review  Artist:  Cysgod Rites of the Anghenfil   Release Date: July 13, 2025 Score 8/10  Review by Rick Eaglestone  There is something particularly appealing about  shadowy figures emerging from our grey industrial landscapes, channelling centuries of folklore and ancient darkness into crushing waves of raw, uncompromising hatred, this is pretty much the agenda from one-man black metal project Cysgod on EP  Rites of the Anghenfil . - delving deep into themes of ancient British folklore and pre-Christian mythology,  Anghenfil (a Welsh term for monster or beast) serving as both a literal and metaphorical presence throughout. Opening with "Cold Moonlit Graves, immediately establishes the suffocating atmosphere that permeates the entire EP. The guitar work cuts through the mix like rusted razors, while the vocals which sound like they're being torn from his throat by some unseen force. The production, deliberately raw and unpolished, serves ...