Review: Krallice – Scour Order

Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 18th September 2026 Originally published here: https://thesleepingshaman.com/reviews/krallice-scour-order/ I spent a lot of time with New York’s progressive black metal kingpins Krallice in the late 2000s and early 2010s, indulging in their experimental and expansive take on a genre that is notorious for its rigidity at times, and I have a great fondness for that 09-15 era of the band. But like many bands of that time, I fell behind on their work for a while, and when I revisited some of their 2020s material I found a strangely synth led, soundscape drenched black metal that felt at odds with my memories. But, when I learned of new record ‘Scour Order’, commissioned by the legendary Roadburn Festival and first performed there in 2026, I was intrigued to see if this would make me fall back in with one of the genre’s most thought provoking acts. ‘Scour Order’ is out now through Profound Lore Records. Coming back to a band you’ve loved in the past but…