About
Menzoberranzan is a one man black metal project from Glasgow, Scotland by musician Krenzathal and has been officially active since 2013. Named after the subterranean Drow City of the dark elves from the Icewind Dale series of novels by R.A. Salvatore, Menzoberranzan is influenced by old school black metal bands of the early 90s with a focus on low-fi sounds, non-technical guitar work and atmosphere.
Despite the name, Menzoberranzan does not focus on the Forgotten Realms world in terms of lyrics and stories, preferring to craft its own tales. The project is also neutral in thematic concepts and therefore does not promote nor condemn any religious or political views, with the focus being more on fantasy and fiction. "I like a lot of different music but black metal was one of the first extreme genres I got into back in the 90s so a project was always tempting. Originally I was going to get someone else to do vocals like I did with my other projects but after spending 2 years waiting on a number of singers I decided just to do it all myself. I'm not a vocalist of any kind so that's the weak point in the songs but regardless it's nice to have full control. - Krenzathal, 2016 |