Abruptum - Potestates Apocalypsis

Written by [user id=35732] on 28.11.2010 at 00:11

I wonder if this is even coming out. I wandered the net and found nothing but that same story which was on blabber.

Edit: Well it did came out and it's terribly boring. It would need some good visual material to support the audio stuff. In this case the audio noise/sounds/ambient just doesn't work.

Sounds pretty good to me. Not terribly original but very well executed indeed: rich, noisy pulsating soundscapes and surprisingly restrained and varied with distant chants, pounding drum beats and inaudible chatter. Paints a picture of an old war; those constant drones the sound of fighter planes. It's its own visual pallet - just close your eyes. Not a single element of metal here though, more like death industrial.

[EDIT]

Actually this is damn excellent. In fact I'd say this even ousts Mories' Aderlating project for sheer terror of 2011.

Well, this is one of the "you either love them or hate them" bands.
If you "dig" and understand noise music, and what noise music whants to "do" whit it's expression, you're gonna love this, especially if you're into BM or generaly darker music.

Written by malaikat on 18.08.2011 at 17:08

Well, this is one of the "you either love them or hate them" bands.
If you "dig" and understand noise music, and what noise music whants to "do" whit it's expression, you're gonna love this, especially if you're into BM or generaly darker music.

Exactamondo. Fact is 99.999% of people will hate this xD

I only like Bellum. Now what? lol

Written by Ag Fox on 18.08.2011 at 20:14

I only like Bellum. Now what? lol

Delete the other 3 tracks and treat it as an EP : P

It is the best song though, the others are a bit more subtle.

Written by [user id=35732] on 20.08.2011 at 03:13


Well ye, that's the romantic way of describing it. To me it was just stuff and an attempt of trying to get the listener to the scenes of war. A mediocre document might have more effecting backgrond music of war than this has. To be honest, never cared so much of Abruptum and their offerings. They did some cool music in the early 90's, but after that the whole band hasn't really offered anything worth of attention.

Fair enough, you stick with your Obscuras and I'll stand by my Abruptums ;]

Written by [user id=35732] on 20.08.2011 at 03:13

They did some cool music in the early 90's,

Their music is fine... But this kicks the shit out of their past releases easily. That's just my opinion though

Written by X-Ray Rod on 20.08.2011 at 03:47

Written by [user id=35732] on 20.08.2011 at 03:13

They did some cool music in the early 90's,

Their music is fine... But this kicks the shit out of their past releases easily. That's just my opinion though

Yeah I don't recall being massively enthralled with their past releases either.

I often get this band confused with Emit/Hammemit though so I might be thinking of them (although I really like them too).

It is weird. Silent Hill. What else?

Written by [user id=4365] on 17.08.2011 at 14:59

Not terribly original

A little late to the party, but I've been digging this album for a couple years and don't know anything similar - care to share?

Continuing my re-evaluating of my collection, I realized I really love this album. I originally gave it a 9, then went down an 8. But now it gets higher not only because I'm enjoying more and more this ambient/noise style but also because of what the album represents. It's a daring move from Abruptum to throw away nearly all metal influences and making an album even more desolate and evil than the previous ambient-based albums. It's not particularly original within the realm of this genre but the execution and production elevates it to high heavens.