Hellvetron - Death Scroll of Seven Hells and Its Infernal Majesties
I’ve never been a serious student of Kabala or any other form of ancient Messo-Arabic mysticism (mostly due to lack of time or available resources), so the lyrical content of Death Scroll of Seven Hells and Its Infernal Majesties is somewhat out of my depth. My only real references to things like the Qliphothic Tree of Death are from other Black Metal albums (such as Blood Ritual’s At the Mountains of Madness or Black Grimoire). Of course, this isn’t a college dissertation on an obscure mystical topic so in-depth knowledge of this stuff isn’t necessary. Musically, Hellvetron sounds like a Black Metal version of Disembowelment or Corpse Molestation. The guitars have a similar dark and fuzzy sound and their playing style is definitely in the old Doom/Death style that Disembowelment and Corpse Molestation had. I’ve also heard people compare this band to Thergothon because of the riffing and atmosphere. I would say that while Hellvetron does have similarities to Thergothon, they don’t have the same atmosphere. Death Scroll of Seven Hells and Its Infernal Majesties is primarily focused on the delivering dark, brutal Doom/Death with occasional atmospheric stuff. What hinders this album isn’t the musical content or the lyrics, but the sound. This isn’t horribly produced, but I wanted more definition. This whole album sounded muffled to me. The drumming was all right, but the guitars, vocals and the occasional keyboard work needed to be louder and clearer. I’m not expecting crystal clear production, but I do like to hear what is going on. This is a solid debut album that has me interested in seeing where they take this sound and style.
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