Wolfhunter - Frostbitten Hymns from the Desolate Pennsylvanian Forests
Wolfhunter is William “Wyl” Anderson, who is also bandmates with Ryan Bussiere in Oblivious Enslavement and Viscera, the two other extreme metal acts in Minot, ND. Anderson has had quite an itinerant life, having bounced around among Louisiana, Texas, California, and Pennsylvania, where he recorded the Frostbitten Hymns demo, before ending up in Minot.
It’s raw even for one-man black metal, with vocals snarling deep below a murk of buzzing guitars, digital clipping, and drum machine percussion. At times, the recording hinders the force of the material, but there are some bad-ass riffs here (how about that sick time change in “Blood Moon Ritual”?). Evidently, a Wolfhunter double album is in the works, with one disc each of folk and black metal. Anderson’s obviously a restless musical talent, and I eagerly await future efforts. In the meantime, you can pick up this demo for a mere $3 from Severed Head, or by contacting Wolfhunter’s MySpace. If you happen to be in Minot (perhaps true of everyone there, as no one is there by design), it’s available at Budget Music & Video.
