Odem Arcarum - Outrageous Reverie Above The Erosion Of Barren Earth - review
Odem Arcarum - Outrageous Reverie Above The Erosion Of Barren Earth - review
Tracklist
01. Gate02. Oceans
03. Worlds Of Barren Land
04. Loss
05. Hell And Revelation
06. The Body And Perpetual Imagination
07. A Darker Kind Of Dreaming
A review by
KwonVerge November 04, 2010
Outrageous Reverie Above The Erosion of Barren Earth is their second full-length and it depicts exactly everything the title has to say, both in terms of atmosphere and cover artwork. The odd key signatures Odem Arcarum use is the genius part in this work, especially since they are being used wisely so as to evoke an ominous atmosphere, a feeling as if you were being chased by something parading in the shadows. The echo effect on the permeating, horrifying howls strengthens the aforementioned statement along with the various faces of interpretation Lord Arioch unleashes. The guitar work is simply magnificent and flows like the waves of the raging ocean. The riffing goes up and down the climax summoning obscure vibes in the overall atmosphere either with railway ideas or eccentric harmonics. Various FX appear here and there upon instruments or not, enriching even more the kind of nightmarish ambiance the band unfolds and the keyboards disperse even more the prism through which everything's being filtered. Actually, what I found remarkable has to be the fact that the bass lines are actually noticeable, it's something like a massive pulse dancing macabre with the guitar harmonies, blending really well with the top-notch drumming that interprets in any tempo and never fails to present interesting passages sporadically.
Outrageous Reverie Above The Erosion Of Barren Earth is a game, a malicious one, that slowly devours the listener and as the album flows the roles become inverted, you're the game and the album is the player. There are times you think it may tire though, but the band has forged such mechanisms that notice it and right the next moment when you don't expect it something happens and the "I got bored" alarm never gets activated. Seven compositions most of which are quite lengthy present 65 minutes of unpretentious obscure black metal that's enough to make you want to cherish the threatening atmosphere of this album again and again and again until you scream "AGAIN?", yes, again.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 9 |
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Posts: 702 Written by [user id=4365] on 05.11.2010 at 10:50 And how do you know that?
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Posts: 516 Written by [user id=4365] on 05.11.2010 at 13:58 We've been over this before JOOE! NO KIDDING ALLOWED! This is metal, there is nothing funny about metal...ever! 
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Account deleted Written by MeloDeathViking on 05.11.2010 at 16:36 D'oh! How could I forget. Srz Bznss and all that...
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We should burn jooe at the stake like a witch in the dark ages with mikko aspa being the one to set on fire the frail body of this young blasphemer, ough
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Posts: 516 Written by [user id=4365] on 05.11.2010 at 16:42 Black Metal is the most srz bznss of all! On a side note, if I was in a joke BM band, i would release an album called "Metal Is My Bznss...And Bznss is Srz"....just sayin haha
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Account deleted Written by MeloDeathViking on 05.11.2010 at 16:59 I will definitely buy that when you get around to doing it 
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