Grabak - Sin
I don’t think that I’ve heard a thing from this German Black Metal band for the last decade, since 2001’s unimpressive Encyclopaedia Infernalis. Never bothering to check back after that was a mistake, because there has been considerable improvement over the years. Unfortunately I don’t know when it happened, but somewhere along the way, Grabak apparently mentally invaded Poland and started listening to Hate and Behemoth, because Sin is very much in the same style of precise Black/Death Metal, although perhaps more atmospheric. Which is to say that it’s amazing. This album contains a song for each of the so-called Seven Deadly Sins, plus a prologue and epilogue, giving it a feeling of cohesion that’s missing from many LPs. Holy hell, just check out “Sloth - The Echoes of Babel” - it doesn’t get better than that! And I’m not just saying that because Grabak has two bassists (one distorted and one “clean”). I can’t really hear them both distinctly, although the recording is perfectly clear and powerful, but it’s enough to know that they’re in the mix, bolstering the guitar and drums, with Jan’s raw vocals cutting through it all. Now I’m off to track down Grabak’s back catalog, and what better compliment could there be than wanting to hear more?
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