Behold the striking debut album by this new Atmospheric Black Metal entity from Texas, a vessel of exploration set adrift in a vibrant storm of metal intensities.
A new musical project by Charlie Anderson, who is a violinist and composer from the United States known for his work with the band Panopticon, Huston, Texas-based Atmospheric Black Metal entity Weft is ready to unleash upon us its debut opus, entitled The Splintered Oar. Recorded and mixed by Charlie himself (with contributions by Austin Lunn, Andrea Morgan and Jordan Day, who are also guest musicians in the album), mastered by Spenser Morris, and displaying a stylish artwork by Austin Lunn, The Splintered Oar is a vessel of exploration set adrift in a vibrant storm of metal intensities, a very adventurous and exciting album that perfectly represents Charlie Anderson’s vision and passion right from its very first notes until its climatic ending.
Leaves sounds absolutely melancholic and delicate from the very first second, with the crying violin by Andrea walking hand in hand with Charlie’s minimalist acoustic guitar, flowing into False Kingdoms, which also begins in a cinematic manner, evolving into a feast of contemporary Atmospheric Black Metal led by Charlie’s anguished gnarls and his flammable, piercing stringed weapons. The striking violin by Andrea returns in full force in The Hull, clashing with the Black Metal blast beats by Austin and, therefore, resulting in a superb aria of darkness where Charlie keeps vociferating like a demonic entity for our total delight. Then Charlie and his crew continue to embellish the airwaves with their blend of Atmospheric Black Metal madness in Red Dawn, with his guitars and synths adding an extra touch of insanity to the overall result; whereas lastly we’re treated to the longest of all songs, entitled Dream of Oaks, an acoustic display of Black and Folk Metal that morphs into some sort of Blackened Doom insanity during its second half, presenting different layers carefully crafted by our multi-talented Charlie and his crew.
They say that it takes a band or musician their entire life to create their first album, and on the weathered, atmospheric, and truly adventurous The Splintered Oar, it sounds like every note has indeed a lifetime of exploration, joy, loss, and growth behind it. Hence, you can put your hands on such a unique, multi-layered album of extreme music via the project’s own BandCamp, as well as from the Bindrune Recordings’ BandCamp or webstore as a CD or an LP, and I’m sure we’ll soon see Charlie and his Weft take other virtual realms by storm such as Facebook, Instagram and Spotify. In the end, Charlie Anderson is Weft, and Weft is Charlie Anderson, with The Splintered Oar beautifully representing the fusion of body, soul and extreme music by such an amazing new entity of the current American scene.
Best moments of the album: False Kingdoms and The Hull.
Worst moments of the album: None.
Released in 2025 Bindrune Recordings
Track listing
1. Leaves 5:04
2. False Kingdoms 9:12
3. The Hull 10:25
4. Red Dawn 6:36
5. Dream of Oaks 12:11
Band members
Charlie Anderson – vocals, guitars, bass, strings, electric violin, synth, piano, additional percussion
Guest musicians
Austin Lunn – drums
Andrea Morgan – violin and vocals on “Leaves”, “The Hull” and “Dream of Oaks”
Jordan Day – vocals on “Dream of Oaks”









