Behead Christ - 2005 - Do You Want Our Blood??!!!

This is the second release by this Chilean Avantgarde Black Metal band, which collects their three demo efforts on one disc. The music here is slow to mid-paced, and as interesting as their fullength. Similarities to Fleurety, Ved Buens Ende..., Ophthalamia and early Beherit are very much present here.

The vocals are made up of two voices, one whispering and screaming, one being abit more theatrical and at times talking. The vocals remind me a lot of those on Beherit's Drawing Down the Moon album. The vocals add great power to the music, giving it a rather creepy atmosphere.

The soundquality is very good for being a collection of demo recordings, I must say. The drums are a bit unclear, perhaps, but that is nothing that is annoying. None of the tracks here appear on the fullength. If you want something out of the ordinary this comes very highly recommended!

Standout tracks are "Nosotros La Sombra del Mundo" and "Voces Aclaman Silencio".

Saturday October 21 2006, by :Vragh:

Behead Christ - 2004 - In Our Name

Out of Chile comes this Avantgarde Black Metal band that after three demos has released this, their fullength debut. Quite an unusual album, this, I must say. Musically this mostly reminds me of Fleurety, with a touch of eastern European Black Metal, Ophthalamia and Ved Buens Ende... references. Some parts of this album also remind me of the latest Tormentor album, Recipe Ferrum, and earlier Benighted Leams. Very interesting, and extremely good. The music is mostly slow to mid-paced, and has an eerie feel to it, somehow.

The vocals are quite interesting too. There are two vocal tracks on all the songs, one that consists of whispered growls that in some tracks change into screams, and one that is more theatrical that at times change into spoken passages. An excellent idea. Interestingly enough the track "U 513 A"
has the lyrics sung backwards.

The soundquality is slightly muffled, but this works great with the mood in the music. The vocals and the guitars can clearly be heard in the front of the mix, pushing the music forward. Of the eleven tracks here the shortest one, apart from the outro, is six minutes long with the others being between seven and nine minutes.

Standout tracks are "The End in Your Eyes", "U 513 A" and "The End of Your Light".

Monday March 7 2005, by :Vragh:

....Aaaarrghh.... - 1999 - Demo 1999

Out of Turkey comes this Black Metal horde, and this is their first demo, when they still played under the name Sagansara. What is presented here are five tracks of above par mostly slower to midpaced Black Metal with the occasional blast beats. This reminds me mainly of Beherit's excellent Drawing Down the Moon album, as well as of Behead Christ at times. Really nice, this. A sound of the early '90ies that you rarely hear these days.

The vocals also remind me to a certain extent of Beherit, but also of those by Graav on the first Armagedda album and somewhat of Attila's vocals on Tormentor's Anno Domini. Most excellent!

The soundquality is somewhat towards the murkier side, but not too much. The bass is perhaps a bit blurry at times, but other than that there is nothing to complain about the sound here. There is a really dark atmosphere to this, and I must say I like it.

Standout tracks are "Gecenin Golgesi" and "Fyrtyna Yaklasyyor".

Saturday October 21 2006, by :Vragh: