Beherit - Engram - guest review
Beherit - Engram - guest review
Tracklist
01. Axiom Heroine02. Destroyer Of Thousand Worlds
03. All In Satan
04. Pagan Moon
05. Pimeyden Henki
06. Suck My Blood
07. Demon Advance
Guest review by
!J.O.O.E.! May 23, 2010
To put it candidly, Engram is an example of fuzz over flavour. To say it lacks substance would be an egregious understatement, so much so that a few minutes of perusing the album will reveal everything on offer. But then what's on offer could be considered great if your bag is recycled thrash-riffs taken to an illogically simplistic extreme and encompassed in an overbearing production; an affectation surely employed to plaster over the lack of depth and effort on offer. Of course it wouldn't be Beherit without an electronic subtext, an aspect so expertly presented on their wildly under-regarded ambient affair Electric Doom Synthesis. Unfortunately the mind-numbingly horrific Casio driven "horn" effect on "Axiom Heroine" is quite enough to make one vomit out any joy that "Summerlands" or "Nuclear Girl" once brought. Quite simply, Beherit have decided to abandon their identity in favour of a one dimensional, Norwegian-inspired sound, a decision that will undoubtedly have the less experienced listener flooding Last.fm shoutboxes with caps-lock enhanced adjective mastery such as "cold" "evil" and "grim." The notion of a successful modern day ritualistic black metal construct is not beyond the realm of possibility if the recent work of The Beast of the Apocalypse is anything to go by; rendering the lazy, obsolete automaton that is Engram all the more disappointing.
Forgive the cynicism but the truly frustrating aspect of this release is that it perfectly caters to a vast, ever-hungry demographic that segregates itself off to the criticism of originality, creativity and spirit beyond the dead, archaic concept which Engram personifies, a concept which fanboys/girls perpetually extol and defend with concrete vigilance. From the mind of someone who values true artistic expression and individuality I can conclude that Engram is the awful result of a band that simply couldn't be bothered.
Written by !J.O.O.E.! | May 23, 2010
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
Rating:
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Beherit is one of the oldest Finnish black metal bands and they have been in a pause for a very long time. After more than ten years of pause, they have created a new album, called Engram. With that, they have proven that they are still capable of creating great black metal. The songs on the album are very raw and relatively short when compared to the works of many black metal bands (barring Ildjarn, Immortal etc.). There is a long song, "Demon Advance", which is more of a progressive black metal track but it never gets boring. Songs usually consist of a few riffs but what they make with that little amount of riffs is really awesome. The vocals are not very harsh, but the normal ones (in terms of black metal). Another thing worth mentioning is that the sound of the album is very unique and original. Read more ›› |
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Agreed, there should be a limit to the lack of effort. This is is just a pile of bland songs seasoned with their cult status. It just fails in every aspect. Yup, this is a very embarrassing moment for Beherit.
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I don't see any reason not to like this album. I, personally, liked it a lot and I think that score is too low. But ok, it's just your opinion and I respect it.
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This album is a pathetic piece of crap and extremely overrated by some.
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Posts: 40071 Written by Lord_Regnier on 23.05.2010 at 15:44 Like the asses over at ANUS 
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Posts: 711 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 23.05.2010 at 19:40 I don't get it 
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Posts: 40071 Written by Mikyz on 23.05.2010 at 19:51 I am not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but go to their website and be baffled by them http://www.anus.com
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Posts: 711 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 23.05.2010 at 19:56 I wasn't being sarcastic, I thought it was an inside joke or something I am baffled since when is metal music for nihilism?  The abbreviation for their organization's name is well chosen.
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Posts: 40071 Written by Mikyz on 23.05.2010 at 20:13 True, cause only shit comes out of an anus 
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Posts: 1469 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 23.05.2010 at 19:40 It's precisely them I had in mind. But those idiots judge music based on supposed kvltness and other shit like that, and not on the quality of the music itself. They don't even see this album is an attempt at a cash grab based on a supposed kvlt status and marketed like that by the industry so the teenagers will fall in the trap, coming from a band that ceased to exist many years ago.
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