Troy and a nine rating. Now that's something you don't see very often.

For gentlemen and nihilists, aight? I'll approach it!

French?! Black Metal?! The?! And?!

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S'on Spotify. Sexual guitar tone and sound. There's definitely an N.K.V.D./The Amenta etc. industrial tinge to this. Maybe even more than a tinge actually.

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I see they use a drum machine so definitely industrial oriented.

Sweet review. Gonna check them out soon

I listened to this last week, I wouldn't rank them as high as DsO... but it's interesting black Metal, some kind of Raw Post-Black sound.... has more in common with the latest Dso then their other Kenose-like releases, add to that some slight industrial aspects. I'd like to see how it sounds with real drums.

That's a fancy way of me telling you that this isn't a straight-up balls to the wall anti-humanistic tongue-lashing for the weak, but a mesmerizing mix of spite and aggression with orchestrated insanity that borders on conspiratorial skepticism to go along with a time-changing propensity most progressive metal bands would be proud of.
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That is one hell of a long sentence. Got lost for a bit haha. Nice review will try them out

Killer review!! Like the "distorting their way into a mythical, occult madness" expression. Can't wait to hear this! I like mythical occult shit!!

Never got why you praised "woods of desolation" and "defheaven" so much , I've come to the conclusion our tastes are very different .
I hope this one turns out to be real good .

Written by PocketMetal on 15.12.2011 at 18:22

Never got why you praised "woods of desolation" and "defheaven" so much , I've come to the conclusion our tastes are very different .
I hope this one turns out to be real good .

Well I liked it and Troy's and my tastes are like Yin and Yang.

Written by [user id=4365] on 15.12.2011 at 15:25
French?! Black Metal?! The?! And?!

For serious, as soon as the first track started playing, I was like... Joe, Rozz, the little Doc, Mikyz (even though he said he didn't like it as much), Clint W., etcetcetc would all dig this.

Written by Edmund Fogg on 15.12.2011 at 17:31
Got lost for a bit haha.

I got lost listening to the album. I was hoping to write a bit of a crazy review to reflect that crazy vibe.

Interesting...

Written by Troy Killjoy on 15.12.2011 at 18:57

Written by [user id=4365] on 15.12.2011 at 15:25
French?! Black Metal?! The?! And?!

For serious, as soon as the first track started playing, I was like... Joe, Rozz, the little Doc, Mikyz (even though he said he didn't like it as much), Clint W., etcetcetc would all dig this.

You had me at "This is both black metal for gentlemen as much as it is black metal for nihilists." Seriously... Both kinds of black metal are for me so this is like... for me squared! Checking it out asap.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 15.12.2011 at 20:38
You had me at "This is both black metal for gentlemen as much as it is black metal for nihilists." Seriously... Both kinds of black metal are for me so this is like... for me squared! Checking it out asap.

You sir, are anything but a gentleman.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 15.12.2011 at 20:39
You sir, are anything but a gentleman.

I would disagree, old bean!
/tophat

Also... Am I the only one that for some reason thought the album was some kind of tech death just because of the artwork?

Written by Troy Killjoy on 15.12.2011 at 18:57

Written by [user id=4365] on 15.12.2011 at 15:25
French?! Black Metal?! The?! And?!

For serious, as soon as the first track started playing, I was like... Joe, Rozz, the little Doc, Mikyz (even though he said he didn't like it as much), Clint W., etcetcetc would all dig this.

very affectionate

Written by X-Ray Rod on 15.12.2011 at 20:41
Am I the only one that for some reason thought the album was some kind of tech death just because of the artwork?

If I hadn't known ahead of time that I was reviewing a black metal album, I would have definitely pegged this as a tech-death release based on the cover. It has a very Decapitated/Beneath the Massacre look to it.

Not that I think Beneath the Massacre are in any way good. But still. Cover art.

Written by Ag Fox on 15.12.2011 at 20:42
very affectionate

It's the only way I can refer to him in a nickname kind of manner without confusing people with Godin (aka the true Doc).

I know, but I just found it quite endearing =P

Pretty good album btw. Won't rate it as high as you, still on my first listen but it sounds really enjoyable atm

Written by Ag Fox on 15.12.2011 at 20:53
Won't rate it as high as you, still on my first listen but it sounds really enjoyable atm

I have a feeling many won't agree with the rating, but I know for a fact a lot of people who like black metal will at least think this is good. I'd be surprised if any of the users I chat with even semi-regularly give this anything less than a 7.

Awesome review, got me interested enough to check out some samples and it sounds pretty sick. Gonna give it a full go when I get some time this weekend, thanks! I generally like albums that aren't over-produced, but it sounded a little bit too raw to top some of my other favorites from this year. I get that it's what they were going for, and from what I heard it's a good match for the rest of its qualities, but I still prefer the 'crispness' of other releases like WoD and Deafheaven this year... mind you, that's just the vibe I got off the samples and I may become more accustomed to it after a full listen.

Written by hadriel on 15.12.2011 at 23:05
Gonna give it a full go when I get some time this weekend, thanks!

Glad to hear it piqued your interest. Lemme know what you think of it when you're done listening in full.

Holy fuck. you gave an album a 9. will check out.

Written by [user id=114127] on 16.12.2011 at 02:01
Holy fuck. you gave an album a 9. will check out.

It's really not as rare an occasion as people make it out to be!

Apparently they are signed to "Eichenwald". Also, is this 2011 album? M/A says it's 2009.

I have their "Grey" album, it's very good.

A bit "samey", isn't it?

Written by Merchant of Doom on 16.12.2011 at 13:39

A bit "samey", isn't it?

Coming from a funeral doom fan ;] You should be used to "samey"

Written by [user id=4365] on 16.12.2011 at 14:02

Written by Merchant of Doom on 16.12.2011 at 13:39

A bit "samey", isn't it?

Coming from a funeral doom fan ;] You should be used to "samey"

ah, ah, lol...

Cool beans this album. Not sure about "brilliant", though, but a very satisfying listen. Its shine fades a bit when placed against all the other releases this year, though.

Written by Slayer666 on 16.12.2011 at 18:52

Cool beans this album. Not sure about "brilliant", though, but a very satisfying listen. Its shine fades a bit when placed against all the other releases this year, though.

It has been quite the year for Black metal indeed.... God how much we have been spoiled.