Dom Dracul - 2004 - Genocide in the Name of Satan

Here we have the latest demo from this Swedish one man Black Metal horde. Presented on this tape are four tracks of midpaced Black Metal and an intro. The soundquality is a bit murky, but still not at all bad. You can clearly hear the instruments and the vocals.

The vocals remind me of a mix of Satyr of Satyricon, Quorthon's Black Metal vocals and early Marduk, the music is somewhat similar to a slower Armagedda but with a bit more melody. The material is quite good, and there are many memorable riffs here.

The tape looks very professional, and is adorned with a very oldschool cover. There's at least one more tape by Dom Dracul, and that one should also be worth checking out. If I have to complain about one thing here it is the drumsound, but still I have heard far worse.

Standout tracks are "Die", "Weak Soul" and "Hellfire".

Monday July 19 2004, by :Vragh:

Acrimonious - 2005 - Perdition Gospel

Out of Greece comes Acrimonious with their second demo. Presented on this tape are 4 tracks of mid-paced to fast Black Metal, with a slightly melodic touch. This reminds me somewhat of earlier Deathspell Omega as well as some Kampfar for some reason, with a twist of earlier Morbid
Angel. Quite an odd mix.

The vocals sound a bit like the vocals from the first Ancient album, but mostly they remind me of those in Dom Dracul, but with more distortion to them.

The production is good. You hear all the instruments clearly, and even the bass is allowed some room here, which is rather unusual in Black Metal I think. There is a distinct demo sound to this recording, but not in a bad way.

Over all a quite enjoyable release, although I do prefer the Broken Bonds of Balance 7" they released this year, which shows a clear progression from this release.

Standout tracks are "Goatrapture" and "On Serpent Wings".

Monday November 27 2006, by :Vragh: