Dense Death Approach: No Air in Room
Only one
listening to the „Of Ancient Metal and Eternal Death” 7” split is enough to state
one thing: there is something strange with my room atmosphere… as it becomes
really dense and fuggy. Of course, it’s not by accident. All is caused by these
three songs included with this piece of black wax. Both bands, I guess, treated
this material as a good preamble to the next full lengths. Spaniards delivered
two tracks “Ye Incantations” and the Celtic Frost cover “The Usurper”. And what
can I expected here? The main point is the Swedish scene is the key and
Graveyard didn’t fall short of exceptions. Again, I could add… What is
interesting, even the track from “To Mega Therion” album got a Swedish charm
and perfectly refers to the opening incantation. All the elements, such well
known from the past, are included here: characteristic guitar tones, bizarre
melodic tunes, dark atmosphere and straight forward metal machine with rather
mid-paced tempos. The Spaniards decided to press the senses down and they
succeed. The overall impression is intensified by extremely deep Julkarn exhaling
vo-kills. In addition, a Swiss classic, being enriched by the touch of
Graveyardish talent, became another track from Spanish songs list. A really
good, even if I’m not a huge fan of Celtic Frost…
In turn,
the Poles attacks with one track only, a faster one. This is my first meeting
with Ulcer and the song fits the side A very well. Maybe I cannot find such
obvious Swedish influences as compared to Graveyard, the whole old death metal scene
stamped a sign on the ulcerish tunes. “No Room in Hell” is swamped in raw
guitar sound, faster tempo doesn’t mean a blast, however it has a potential to
kill with blunt nails. Destruction is served slowly, to cause a pain, and with
this overflowing density. But Poles brings some nice (?) guitar tunes in the second
part: lead and the bashful melody on the background. Then, eleven minutes
indicate that I have to put side A again…
Beyond all
question Selfmadegod Records did a splendid work releasing this title. Good and
in-place Rafal Kruszyk cover art makes a finishing touch. Is it possible to get
it now? I seriously doubt.
I am a
lucky guy.
80/100
-Tlacaxipehualiztli
(written on August, 2014)
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