North Carolina's One of Nine play JRR Tolkien inspired majestic black metal and are the most prominent Tolkien / Lord Of The Rings black metal band since the legendary Summoning. Their sophomore album Dawn Of The Iron Shadow (out through Profound Lore Records) follows their 2023 debut Eternal Sorcery which laid the foundation for One of Nine trodding their way to the forefront of the new breed of US black metal. With Dawn Of The Iron Shadow (which is graced by cover art courtesy of legendary Tolkien artist Ted Nasmith), One of Nine elevate their black metal sorcery to a more epic and glorious plateau-one that is more expanded in it's vision of grandeur and scope through it's symphonic and grandiloquent magnificence.