And by unique colors, I mean pretty much anything your mind can conjure; they're all over the place at times, but not in a bad way. "Earth Blood Magic" somewhat reminds me of an Icelandic spin on Celtic Frost's "Monotheist"—some of the parallels are striking—stitched to Enslaved, Sólstafir, and some post-rock band with a little dash of Neurosis. I'm not implying Kontinuum sounds like "Monotheist," but both are spiritual brothers in more ways than one. It's an incredibly harrowing and torturous listen at times yet more sedated and relaxed at others. The first two songs, for instance, are relatively tame post-black metal numbers jogging around atonal, droning riffs that summon flares of alt-rock and find solace in the progressive/post niche. Both are prime examples of the inconsistency I mentioned earlier, however: both ("Endgame" and the nine minutes of plodding on "Steinrunninn Skógur") do little for me overall. Too aimlessly repetitious and lacking ambition.

However, the rebounding numbers that follow the dump-tastic duo are usually of premium quality. "Moonshine" continues the same formula for the most part, only this time around the atmosphere is totally nightmarish and gloomy; it's way more riveting than most of the record. "Stranger Air" is more of an atmospheric creeper, and "Lightbearer" brings the metal edge of Kontinuum's blueprint to the forefront, using more riffs and seldom-used harsh vocals than most of the offerings. There aren't many tunes that truly deviate from the group's pattern disregarding a handful of outliers near the album's conclusion, which dabble in multitudes of rare and absorbing identities that end up taking the record's crown, ironically. "Í Gljúfradal" finishes "Earth Blood Magic" in a mournful piano-violin sonnet akin to Celtic Frost's "Winter" on "Monotheist," which, like its spiritual sibling, ends an extremely agonizing and nerve-racking release with an angelic yet desolate conclusion.