The Meads Of Asphodel / Tjolgtjar - Taste The Divine Wrath - review
The Meads Of Asphodel / Tjolgtjar - Taste The Divine Wrath - review
Album
Taste The Divine Wrath Release date
June 02, 2015 Tracklist
The Meads Of Asphodel01. An Ebullient Prelude To A Loathsomely Grim End [feat. Mirai Kawashima]
02. Chidiock Tichborne
03. You've Got The Hate [Florence + The Machine cover] [feat. Tania Azevedo]
04. Balthasar Gérard
05. Infidel [feat. Cabrakaan]
Tjolgtjar
06. The 5th Mass & Her Works
07. Near You Always
08. A Goat In The Wood
09. Winter Research
A review by
Auntie Sahar June 06, 2015
From the perspective of The Meads Of Asphodel, Taste The Divine Wrath sees the band being a little less restrained than is typical. You're not going to find the really batshit moments such as those on Sonderkommando or The Murder Of Jesus The Jew here. Rather, the music is much more straightforward, bearing greater resemblance to their earlier material than anything else. Instead of an all out blend of various sounds, the black metal more or less dominates the mix. However, you can still pick out little Meads trademarks here and there that make you know that this is still without a doubt their music, such as the eerie spoken word intro to "Balthasar Gérard," or the acoustic passages on "Infidel." Additionally, the Meads trend of cover songs that butcher their originals rears its head once more here with the hilarious cover of Florence + The Machine's "You've Got The Love" (rewritten with new lyrics as"You've Got The Hate").
On the Tjolgtjar side of things, things are much more raw and abrasive, following more in the vein of traditional black metal production and delivery ("The Fifth Mass And Her Works"). But even so, there's also a pleasant degree of distinction here as well. "Near You Always," for example, is quite interesting with its use of bells hidden quietly in the background, as is"A Goat In The Wood," a track that's essentially driven primarily by a guitar solo throughout. As with The Meads Of Asphodel, these little subtleties within a more orthodox sound help to give the music a good edge of distinction, while still retaining enough relatability to not be too inaccessible.
Taste The Divine Wrath is thus a highly enjoyable split, with The Meads Of Asphodel and Tjolgtjar complementing each other quite nicely. Since the Meads are more to the weirder side of things, they make up for what Tjolgtjar are lacking in this area, and as Tjolgtjar are more raw and aggressive, they likewise fill in for the Meads in that area. It's very pleasing that there's a good bit of material here; usually with splits you see each band only putting out one or two tracks, but with this one, there's a good chunk of music that allows you to make a better-than-usual judgment of how the bands relate to each other's sounds. Ultimately, with this split, both The Meads Of Asphodel and Tjolgtjar are successfully proving that there's always room for making your music distinct while still sticking to a more conventional sound.
Go taste it and get the hate, you infidels.
Written by Auntie Sahar | June 06, 2015
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Was eagerly expecting this one. And I concur with your diagnosis. Meads part is very straightforward, good but lacking some sort of standout moment that could be provided by adding a weird interlude, keyboards or whatever they usually use. Love the cover (lyric change is again brilliant!) and Tjolgtjar's part is really entertaining (special mention for Goat in the Woods, so sloppy yet so fun  )."Fuck the glory of God and let the Vatican bitches burn in hell" 
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Posts: 5989 Written by Vombatus on 06.06.2015 at 19:27 True, but like I said, I think it's still quirky enough to satisfy, at least in some aspects. And what's that quote from, one of the Tjolgtjar songs on here? Guess I need to listen more carefully 
---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII
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Posts: 2432 Written by Auntie Sahar on 06.06.2015 at 19:30 The ending of "Infidel". Pure Metatron delicacy 
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Posts: 5989 Written by Vombatus on 06.06.2015 at 19:35 Aaah, yup, listening again now. Definitely his kind of lyrics By the way, if you didn't already know, the Meads apparently have a full length coming later in the year as well. Might take a while though, as J.D. Tait's apparently busy with some other project and Metatron's been up to stuff with Wolves Of Avalon too lately.
---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII
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IMO 1th split review here maybe 1th, don't remember I use to like The Meads Of Asphodel in a past, now I need refresh their sound other band, I will try out
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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Posts: 5989 Written by Bad English on 06.06.2015 at 22:57 It was a nice little challenge, I've never reviewed a split before. Pretty sure I'm not the first to have done so though
---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII
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Posts: 5989 Written by [user id=110592] on 07.06.2015 at 01:31 Should've known Lucas of all people would've taken on something that crazy. I miss him as a reviewer 
---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII
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Posts: 64337 Written by Auntie Sahar on 07.06.2015 at 04:10 I wish he was staid into metal, I hope he still is Juve LOL
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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Posts: 2432 Written by Auntie Sahar on 06.06.2015 at 19:38 Good to hear, I never know what they up to since their facebook and website are half abandoned. Though I hope they take their time to make something interesting, Sonderkommando still feels as if it was released yesterday.
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Posts: 5989 Written by Vombatus on 08.06.2015 at 12:51 Eh, they've been keeping mostly a 3-4 year pace in between albums, so if this new one is released early next year (which I think it will be, considering the band members' involvement in other projects), I'm sure everything will be a Ok. Very curious to see where they go from Sonderkommando though, knowing Metatron they'll stick to some controversial subject matter.
---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII
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Do want!
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep 
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