Teitanblood - Seven Chalices
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Sometimes reverb rules. Seven Chalices (Noevdia/AJNA Offensive/Dauthus, 2009) recalls classic “wet” sounds like Pleasure to Kill, Hell Awaits, and early Bathory. Five of its 11 tracks are interludes, forming almost a quarter of the record. This could be as bad as hip-hop, but the interludes are as interesting as the music, if not more. The music is bestial black/death – meat and potatoes, with lots of metal, literally. Drums are buried in the mix, but rides and splashes cut through in a dirty shimmer. Guitars are beefy and filthy. The vocals drool and howl in a glorious cave of reverb.
This is atmospheric; the interludes are even more so. They are a rich array of dark ambience and treated vocals, with a depth rivaling those of Nile. Since the songs are long, Hell Awaits-type excursions, the interludes are nice breathers. The liner notes complement the sounds with page after page of hand-drawn, esoteric imagery and text. Evidently, the 2xLP is a stunner. Where does Noevdia find these bands? This one is 6 years old, but sounds like it’s 666.
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