Rudra - Brahmavidya: Immortal I
Somehow I managed to lose track of Rudra, arguably Singapore’s greatest band, after 2003’s Kurukshetra album, and so I have foolishly missed the first two parts of the Brahmavidya trilogy, 2005’s Primordial I and 2009’s Transcendental I. I’m going to track those releases down as quickly as possible. Brahmavidya: Immortal I has a bit more of a Black Metal feel than I recall the band’s early work possessing, especially with the amazing drumming, which brings Behemoth to mind at times. But the base here is melodic Death Metal, as it has always been, with some of the most instantly memorable riffs you’ve ever heard. Just try to get “Vultures of Slavery” out of your mind, for example. You can’t do it! Nor would you want to. Occasionally Kathir uses variations on his raspy vocal style, and every now and then he even sings clean, but it’s always exactly what the song needs at that moment and, amazingly, never fails to impress. And that carries over to every aspect of Immortal I, which was stunning from the first listen and then continued to reveal more and more with each subsequent spin. That’s what elevates an album from “great” to “classic,” and Rudra makes this nearly impossible task seem like simplicity itself.
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