A friend asked for a review on Veneration of Death for his zine, Martyrium. It will be published there sooner or later. For shits 'n' giggles here it is for my blog too...
Also read mr. Warlord's review here - thanks for the kind words on the booze-bar, god of war.
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Written on 9/12-2012
The lineup for this brutal beast of a
death metal-night, 8/12 2012, was (in order of performance) REVERIE (cph),
SULPHUROUS (cph), MOLD (cph), LVCYFIRE (uk/gr), VORUM (fin) and
DEGIAL (se). For me, the best part of the night was definately seeing
the local bands. I'm pretty new to reviewing (especially death
metal), and also had a couple of shifts on the night, as well as a
liking to alcoholic bewerages, so if shits wrong or missing thats
why...
REVERIE was the youngest of the bunch
(both in age of band and its members), and threw a very good gig for
their debut. Old-school death with a thrashy sound to it, some times
with riffs that sounded black metal-ish. These guys definately like
Venom and Bathory, thats for sure. Very guitar-based, and less
double-pedal driven than todays standard so to speak.
SULPHUROUS played their second concert
in total this night. Last time i saw them was at a small local gig at
Ungdomshuset, where i really liked it, but this time it was even
better. Very tight, heavy and dark death, with much focus on
atmospheric solos, which fitted well together with some spooky
audioclips, before, during and after the concert. Good combination of
fast-paced double-pedal driven pieces and slow, bassy – almost
doom-metal-y – middleparts, intros and outros.
Unfortunately i was kinda busy during
MOLD, but i saw about half their gig, which was really good. These
guys have played many recent gigs, tight shit. The guitar-sound is
much like Undergang (explained by some a double-member), but the
style more like the earliest Bolt Thrower-records, and other
old-school death. Good combo! Personally i like a little higher
volume on the vocals, but on the other hand it fits their style. As
Sulphorous, this is heavy and bass-driven stuff.
LVCYFIRE was on the other hand really
not my thing. I know i'm going into a dangerous discussion here, but
i don't like triggers on double pedals. The songs are good, the riffs are
good, the vocals are good, but the drums ruined it for me. I spoke to
a drummer i know during the night, and he absolutely loved this band, so maybe,
if you're into technical drums, this is your thing. Some of my
friends liked it a lot, one of them saying ”this is good, because
it is not your standard death metal”.
Out of the foreign bands, this was my
favorite, mostly because of their on-stage energy. Some of the
bandmembers had the weidest bone-necklaces which looked like
something from a dead moose, and all had the meanest facial
expressions. I am also pretty sure the lead-guitar player is Manowars
5th member. Very enjoyable liveband! Musically, totally
straight forward, fastpaced death, not much to say.
Last band slowed things a little down
with some cathcy intros and outros, which was probably good
considering the tempo of the last two bands. More in style with the
locals, these guys where also going for that heavy, bassy stuff mixed
with fast parts, rather than whole fast-tempo tracks. They where also
a good act, some badass gore-makeup and a lot of upside-down crosses.
I didn't see much of them because i was very ”tired” (read: drunk), so this is all you get...
I didn't see much of them because i was very ”tired” (read: drunk), so this is all you get...
The rest of the night was a good party
with DJ Torturdöd being a living death-jukebox, and a drinksbar to
provide next days headaches.
Overall a great night at Ungdomshuset
as usual, and without a doubt, top-quality bands with good variation.
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