Driven by an embracing of nostalgia, a love of Tolkien, and childhood memories of ‘90s video games, Aetherfrost Caverns by Gonemage and Lammoth delivers a truly distinctive take on symphonic black metal. Releasing October 17 through Fiadh, it’s a party of two similar musical visions of fantasy and RPG themes meeting metal and electronic synthesis, but with distinctly different approaches. Consider it a side quest to the journey that is Gonemage’s Coldest Keep in Bitter Heavens.