This is the second album by Spanish one-man Black Metal band Akerbeltz. Musically this is a bit more matured than the first effort, and the soundquality has been improved as well, which strangely has given the music a much more chaotic feel. Both the drums and some of the guitarwork on this album sound quite chaotic, despite the improved soundquality. The drums tend to be a bit blurred somehow, in the mix, which basically is the only thing to complain about here.
Musically this reminds me mostly of Immortal with some classic Metal riffing in it, and the track "The Green Eyes" could actually have been taken from any one of the earlier Immortal albums. The
vocals are also similar to those of Abbath in the early Immortal days. Though it sounds like Immortal at times, the music is not a copy of said band, and Akerbeltz has more than enough of his own twists in the music to make it well worthwile to buy this.
There is a strong northern feel to this album, and listening to it makes me think of the mid '90ies and the days of the old Black Metal scene. Don't wait too long to buy this, the album is limited to 900 copies. Akerbeltz also plays in Argar.
Standout tracks are "The Guardian Tightly Rooted", "The Forest is My Haunt" and "The Green Eyes".
Musically this reminds me mostly of Immortal with some classic Metal riffing in it, and the track "The Green Eyes" could actually have been taken from any one of the earlier Immortal albums. The
vocals are also similar to those of Abbath in the early Immortal days. Though it sounds like Immortal at times, the music is not a copy of said band, and Akerbeltz has more than enough of his own twists in the music to make it well worthwile to buy this.
There is a strong northern feel to this album, and listening to it makes me think of the mid '90ies and the days of the old Black Metal scene. Don't wait too long to buy this, the album is limited to 900 copies. Akerbeltz also plays in Argar.
Standout tracks are "The Guardian Tightly Rooted", "The Forest is My Haunt" and "The Green Eyes".
Tuesday November 2 2004, by :Vragh:
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