Zessa comes together like an enchanting mist delicately strewn about a world long forgotten.

Zessa comes together like an enchanting mist delicately strewn about a world long forgotten.
What sets Les Grandes Compagnies apart is its timbre. The sonic quality of the music, its overall texture, is so much more welcoming than the slicing distortion and overpowering drums (and sometimes terrible mixing) that are generally indicative of a traditional black metal album.