Black Ice is an American postpunk gothic band that has it’s roots in The Phantom Limbs. Myopia is the second album since the succesful debut Terrible Birds from 2005. Next to regular forces Stevenson Sedgwick and Skot B, Miss Kel can again be heard as vocalist on this second album, with her typical voice, that sometimes reminds of Switchblade Symphony. Melanie X is also contributing, but meanwhile has left Black Ice and has been replaced with Mia Weeg (The Weegs). This new recording Myopia opens straight away with two of the best songs, with the compelling sung ‘In the Dark’ and the of Christian Death reminding ‘In Ruins’. ‘Signals’ is a good song too, perhaps even the best on this overall strong recording. ‘Hypnagognia’ is an intoxicating sound collage. The music of Black Ice consists of staccato drums, conjuring vocals, all sorts of subtly often processed sounds packaged into a sinister yet also quite theatrical sound in which batcave and deathrock influences are not very distant. Add the postpunk guitarsound and sometimes suprisingly catchy bass licks to that and you can figure out what the music of Black Ice sounds like. The lyrics are intelligent, the music keeps entertaining you well and this comes from a special musical versatile group in this genre.