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"Stormblast",
originally unleashed a decade ago
through the infamous Cacophonus Records
from England marked a good period
for majestic black metal and is still
considered as one of the best albums
in the genre and the best one by Dimmu
Borgir (before they follow more easy
- cheesy patterns).
The band was playing
some songs from it live, perhaps the
demand from some older fans ,the fact
that the band themselves like it,
maybe a composing-period break before
the new album and the fact that perhaps
Cacophonus owes the rights to this
led them take the decision and re-record
it.
So, how does it sound
10 years after? Can't really
discuss about the re-arrangements
in the songs as Nuclear Blast has
the policy to send out its promos
with the songs fading after ? of each,
to avoid pre-release downloading (the
truth is to at least decrease it).
There are two new songs added, "Sorgens
Kammer-Del II" and "Abmaktslave"
in the same vein, even the titles
are in Norwegian as it was for the
original recording-plus no Vortex
with his vocal tricks nor the plasticity-
specially in the drum sound-that one
could hear in the albums that followed
"Stormblast", although
the sound is diamond-clear (by the
hands of Peter Tdgtgren). The drums
are played by Hellhammer and the entire
work is obviously handled by Shagrath
& Silenoz.
In addition to this recording you
get a DVD with a live appearance from
last year's Ozzfest. That's
good for the new fans of the band,
as this value-for-money opportunity
will give them a chance to check what
their fave band began from, which
isn't the best compared to what
other Norwegians had done at those
times but is still a considerable
opus of dark art.
It's not a quick conclusion,
"Stormblast MMV" doesn't
match the original one that represents
a good period for black metal and
can still be heard with such a pleasance
that you aren't bothered if
the logo of the band above that dark
cover artwork would later on be a
good excuse for the real sex of their
male fans. |
