Elite - Kampen
With a name like Elite, you’ve got to be good or else people are going to give you shit about it. To tell you the truth, Elite might be good at playing their instruments, but they’re not very original. This is a band that is clearly drinking the well-waters of Transilvanian Hunger to the point where outside of the missing tape hiss, this could have easily been Darkthrone back in that time period. According to the inlay, this was recorded live in the studio, and it really has that “live” feel to it. There are parts of this album that make it almost sound like a very high quality rehearsal tape burned onto CD. The rawness helps, as does the fact that they actually left some of the bass in their guitars. Kampen is a fairly straight-forward album, no frills, no twists, just Black Fucking Metal. If your Transilvanian Hunger hasn’t been satisfied and you’re desperate for more of the same, Elite will probably satisfy your basic cravings. Rehashing Darkthrone might make you “cult” but if you want to be “elite,” you’re going to have to step it up another notch.
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