After the bands splendid debut 'Triumph Of Fire', which was released a couple of years ago. Have I been waiting excitingly for the follow up album. That has now seen the light of day and once again are we presented for evil black metal, with lots of brutality, speed and atmosphere. The first thing which hits the ears are the over brutal drumming of Goss 'The Hammer'. On the debut was he only a session member, but has since become a permanent member of the band. He is delivering a superb performance. There are will and power behind his play. It is fast as lightening, precise, pretty alternate and overly brutal. The guitars are delivering evil riffs in blood red streams. The basic riffs are still very thrashy and possesses some evilness and coldness. The bass are great too and there a lot of place for the bass in the sound picture. You can always hear what the 4 strings are doing. In this case very good. The 3way vocal assault from the band does once again pass the test. And are a factor of domestic disturbance, in the homes the album are played in. One vocal more evil and more extreme than the other and they are working very well together. A greater wholesome are created from the 3 vocals and the circle of evil is assembled. When you are listening to 'Oculus Infernum' the first time, it does remind one of the debut album. But when it has spun some times, is it standing forth as a more alternate album and offers more slow, atmospheric almost epic passages. Together with the high speed material. The doubts of whether this band belongs in the top, or not, of the US black metal scene, hell the international black metal scene should be over.
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AUTHOR: Nocturnal DK
A Danish metalhead on the way to become old, enjoys most types of metal, though brutality and darkness are mostly preferred, and too modern takes on metal are not always positively looked upon. Have been writing about metal for 10 years in own and at other publications as Fishcomcollective, Ancient Ceremonies, Northern Shadows and now Corazine and the upcoming Terror Propaganda (might have forgotten a few, come and kick my arse!).