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NATHRAKH - ESCHATON (Seasons of Mist)
by
Rich Colwill
These
guys have some serious issues to be pumping out this kind of music, my
guess is they don’t want to get locked up for committing a criminal
felony. Eschaton is 35 minutes of pure brutal metal.
Opener ‘Bellum Omnium Contra Omnes’ kick-starts the record
with a fierce sample of a blasting furnace before V.I.T.R.I.O.L.'s vocals
kick in. Having listened to this record a few times the melodic guitar
patterns and clean singing style which was used on previous outing 'Domine
Non Es Dignus' it used widely on Eschaton.
’Between Shit and Piss We Are Born’ is the most accessible
track here, even though there is a fair bit of experimenting going on.
For 'The Yellow King' ‘proper’ lyrics are abandoned completely
as they utilise weird messed up vocal noises accompanied by some evil
samples similar to ones that appeared on their debut album The Codex
Necro.
Anaal have kept it true by adding a couple guest slots, like Napalm's
Bassist Shane Embury and Mayhems Attila Csihar who does vocals on the
end track, it is not overly noticeable but keeps the music tight.
Any previous fans will not be disappointed with this effort from the kings
of necro. But I’m afraid to say I will always go back to The
Codex Necro for the sheer brutality and head banging madness. I hope
they sort out a live act again soon as music this brutal would be tragic
to miss.
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Low
- Drums and Guns
SJ
Esau - Wrong Faced Cat Food Collapse
Jesu
- Conqueror
The
Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America
Isis
– In The Absence of Truth
Anaal
Nathrakh – Escharton
Joanna
Newsom – Y’s
The
Berzerker – Animosity
Tom
Waits – Orphans
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