Diabolical Masquerade - Death’s Design
Where do I begin? Everything this god-among-men puts his mind and heart into turns out to be the greatest music ever written. Katatonia, Bloodbath, Bewitched… alright enough nostalgia. This latest masterpiece comes in the form of a movie soundtrack. Yes, someone who apparently knows what he’s doing asked Nystrom to do a score for a horror film (I’d assume it’s horror), and with the aid of another gifted musical handyman, Dan Swano, they have created an opus to move the Earth. Now, this doesn’t exactly play like an LP. There are 60+ pieces written and assembled into movements with recurring themes throughout. However, it is quality Metal music from start to finish including elements ranging from Black to Death to traditional Heavy Metal, and even traditional classic film score aspects. I’ve even read that Blakkheim was stylistically cramped by the producers of the film (which has yet to see the light of day I might add). So even under close scrutiny, Anders is capable of outstanding musical feats beyond the range of mere mortals. This is as unique and moving as a musical experience gets. An audio adventure, if you will. There is no way in hell this movie could live up to the expectations set by the soundtrack, unless that is, Anders directs the picture, too.
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