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Dødheimsgard - A Umbra Omega



8 | 123 votes |
Release date: 16 March 2015
Style: Avantgarde black metal, Industrial black metal

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01. The Love Divine
02. Aphelion Void
03. God Protocol Axiom
04. The Unlocking
05. Architect Of Darkness
06. Blue Moon Duel

Staff review by
corrupt
Rating:
9.5
Few have given the word crazy as much meaning in metal as Dødheimsgard. We call this avant-garde for a reason. This is a band deliberately pushing into the far corners of their musical realm to create a sound that is as comforting as it is alienating, as attainable as it is bizarre. Eight years after their last effort, they are back more powerful than ever. This album is a true display of artistic momentum and musical craftsmanship. And while it is far from me to equate production time with artistic or musical quality, this particular case is a display of time working very much in favor of the work. Or to state it more clearly: this time they delivered.

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published 04.04.2015 | Comments (18)

16.04.2015
If you haven't heard it yet, you're missing out. Dødheimsgard raise the creativity bar for experimental bands everywhere. Call it avant-garde, call it black, call it industrial, or call it post. This is a musical milestone that combines Dødheimsgard's unique extreme sound with a wide variety of influences and an unequalled vocalist duo. If metal is more for you than melodic riffs and blast beats, this is your album.

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13.01.2015 - 17:58
Fearmeister
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/dances
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13.01.2015 - 18:03
Rating: 8
Karlabos
Meat and Potatos
Oh. More one release to look forward for in 2015
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13.01.2015 - 18:07
Rating: 9
Urs Blank

Most anticipated 2015 release

I know I'm probably expecting too much from a band that hasn't put out any material in almost 8 years, but still
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25.01.2015 - 08:19
Rating: 10
Soldier of Satan

Written by Urs Blank on 13.01.2015 at 18:07

Most anticipated 2015 release

I know I'm probably expecting too much from a band that hasn't put out any material in almost 8 years, but still


Completely agree! the great voice of black metal, the great ALDRAHN has finilly returned. can't wait for this!
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11.02.2015 - 17:11
JimmyFloyd

Lets see what they can do some years after!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looking forward to it!
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08.03.2015 - 14:28
Rating: 8
Hazelnut Nero

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13.03.2015 - 23:38
Rating: 7
flightoficarus
Stamp Tramp
Stream is live
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14.03.2015 - 01:43
Rating: 8
Karlabos
Meat and Potatos
Damn this is good indeed.
It's been a while since I last heard an actual good avant-garde album
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16.03.2015 - 18:03
Rating: 10
fosi

An epos!!!
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17.03.2015 - 18:13
Rating: 10
Death_95

Brilliant!!
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18.03.2015 - 21:34
vadgris

Masterpice!!!
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25.03.2015 - 15:03
Rating: 10
Bardusk

Fucking masterpiece. Their best, no wonder.
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29.03.2015 - 23:41
Rating: 9
musicalkaratekid

Challenging, versatile, at times even frustrating. But this is one hell of a pleasing record. There's so much going on all the time, but it all seems to flow together in a very consistent way. Each song develops its own meaning and general tone, but I especially love the more progressive structure of "God Protocol Axiom" and "Architect of Darkness", as well as the monologue style of spoken-word, making the songs themselves seem more like acts of a play. Certainly one of 2015's best albums.
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22.04.2015 - 21:30
Rating: 7
flightoficarus
Stamp Tramp
Wondered why I took this off my list after seeing all the praise. Now I remember. I guess I just don't get it. Maybe it will grow, but I think A Forest of Stars did the theatrical vocals more effectively than this.
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22.04.2015 - 23:38
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Musically this is quite good but the vocals totally ruin it. My God are they horrendous.
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23.04.2015 - 00:34
Rating: 8
Karlabos
Meat and Potatos
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 22.04.2015 at 23:38

Musically this is quite good but the vocals totally ruin it. My God are they horrendous.

You should post this on the Schammasch thread =p
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23.04.2015 - 00:40
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Karlabos on 23.04.2015 at 00:34

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 22.04.2015 at 23:38

Musically this is quite good but the vocals totally ruin it. My God are they horrendous.

You should post this on the Schammasch thread =p


Thoise are horrendous as well and the music is even actually quite totally average
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Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.)
05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996

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24.04.2015 - 00:14
Sword_Chant

The metal sounds great, but why does the vocalist sound like Mr. Blobby.. I can't take this album seriously at all.
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13.06.2015 - 07:06
Joe Zombie

An enthralling piece of work for sure. 666 International is still my go-to DHG.
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16.07.2015 - 15:00
Rating: 6
Lethrokai

I love myself some good creative atmospheres, but in all honesty... this isn't really doing anything for me. Even though all these comments and reviews make it seem perfect for me, here I am wondering if there's something I'm missing.
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16.07.2015 - 15:12
Rating: 6
Lethrokai

Written by Guest on 16.07.2015 at 15:06

lets hug

pls
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05.08.2015 - 15:46
Rating: 10
Bardusk

One of the best 5 albums in 2015. Hey, this is not possible to humanly equalize. Originality, execution, weirdness, madness, skill, passion, love, darkness, vanguardism.
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05.08.2015 - 18:29
Rating: 5
God Alone

I've really tried to like it so many times, but it was a chore: it's immensely bloated and there are tons ideas thrown everywhere yet I couldn't find any fil rouge among them. Just too much for me. Also the vocals were sometimes terrible. Meh.
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05.10.2016 - 18:57
LuciferOfGayness
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Huge album in many ways. Great stuff.
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17.10.2022 - 15:28
Rating: 9
Nightmare^

How does this musical masterpiece get a 7.9 and generic melodeath bands get 8-9s. Seriously.
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12.10.2023 - 14:22
Rating: 9
DarkWingedSoul

Greatness !
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08.02.2024 - 04:41
Rating: 4
Zyk

I really liked Black Medium Current so I picked this up hoping I'd like it too.
Nope.

When the album is metal it's mostly full throttle blast beat black metal, otherwise the music is mostly meandering acoustic/jazzy weirdness, there isn't much in between. Even with all the weird stuff in the album the songs have too much of the same things going on in all of them for me to really differentiate them, especially the repetitive slower acoustic guitar plucking. That makes the album surprisingly uninteresting.

The vocals where he's pretty much just talking aggressively/shouting are a deal breaker for me too. It's way too high and dry in the mix which could have been easily fixed if not for his weird and sometimes outright bad delivery. Sometimes the vocals are ok but more often they're not.

This album does have some cool instrumentation though. The bass and drumming really stand out in a lot of parts. It was a good effort but I find the writing and execution lacking. Each song had at least one part I liked but that's not enough for me to suffer through the rest of the album again.
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