This iz n0t th3 0ff1ci4l 4rtw0rk they said.

Written by Maco on 09.03.2016 at 22:02

This iz n0t th3 0ff1ci4l 4rtw0rk they said.

Forgive me I was young and foolish.

Written by Guest on 10.03.2016 at 00:18

Forgive me I was young and foolish.

I forgive you Señor Dickhead, but don't make the same mistake again.

BOOM NEW SONG.

Crazy video, from a 1930 movie.

I love these guys!

^Those riffs have been stuck in my head since I first heard the album live last October. Now I can finally play them on repeat.
And for whoever's curious, it's a good representation of the rest of the album. Overall it's much more "brutal" and straightforward than Morinde, but the slow drony moments aren't entirely gone. In fact the part right before that song is one of those drony bits and what you're hearing is the climax.

Also, that video pretty much confirms my suspicions that the fox on Morinde's cover was 'Reinaert de vos'

Written by Zap on 14.03.2016 at 18:40
And for whoever's curious, it's a good representation of the rest of the album. Overall it's much more "brutal" and straightforward than Morinde, but the slow drony moments aren't entirely gone. In fact the part right before that song is one of those drony bits and what you're hearing is the climax.

Thanks for the heads-up! It's good to have an idea of what to expect, specially as I will review this one. I love their drony and hypnotic moments so I'm glad they are not completely gone.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 14.03.2016 at 18:49

I love their drony and hypnotic moments so I'm glad they are not completely gone.

Me too! 'Du Levande' especially just nails that sort of thing. That and 'Dyodyo Asema' are probably my favorite Alkerdeel songs.

Here's some Lede



If I had to pick one thing that I think was better in Morinde it has to be the vocals. They don't sound as filthy as on its predecessor and closer to "normal" harsh vocals.

Written by Maco on 09.03.2016 at 22:02

This iz n0t th3 0ff1ci4l 4rtw0rk they said.

And why would you think that? This is the official artwork.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 17.04.2016 at 15:03

This is the official artwork.

Some guys were saying the opposite when I shared the news of the band announcing the new album and tracklist. Not that I was thinking like them.

I had a initial listen of this almost a week back and it was a little too black and very little sludge and the bass licks from the last album seemed missing. That was on shitty speakers though, so have to check this out once again but I don't think this is as heavy as their last one.

It's definitely leaning way more towards the black than to the sludge this time around. That's alright with me though, I like Alkerdeel's take on BM: raw, ferocious, but with a nice catch to it that doesn't really make it lull or just sound like one giant mess. It has a nice OSBM sound to it while also still somehow sounding unquestionably modern

Pretty good in the end. Turned out not to be a million miles away from BaN's Liber records (the first in particular): primitive, brutal but modern black metal, but with some sludge and punk twists.

Written by Guest on 26.07.2016 at 16:50

Turned out not to be a million miles away from BaN's Liber records (the first in particular)

I might have to give those another spin since I don't remember them sounding like this at all

The first song might have become my favorite of theirs. Especially live it is the best thing I've ever seen them play. The first ten minutes are intense as fuck. When I last saw them they played my three favorite tracks (Du Levande, Dyodyo Asema, and Regardez Ses Yeux) all in one night. Not to mention it was a free gig. Quite the gig indeed.

Written by Zap on 04.08.2016 at 23:00

I might have to give those another spin since I don't remember them sounding like this at all

I think it was just the rawness and intensity that reminded me of it. Liber I only, really. I dunno.

"Gråt Deleenaf" is an excellent song. Otherwise, I've never heard anything from Alkerdeel that stood out to me particularly, though I'd consider returning to this. I probably prefer it to Morinde and Dyodyo Asema.

I like this shit.

Even here, with the less sludgy, less heavy and less bassier approach they still have my favorite sound in metal atm. Sad that it is not much intense or maniacal in scope as its predecessor. Still a friggin' good album. The title track is my real favorite here.

Lol, what kind of an artwork is that

Written by solar on 11.04.2017 at 11:11

Lol, what kind of an artwork is that

These guys are freaks. Simple as that