The Beast of the Apocalypse - Henosis
I usually don’t get into shit like this. Lo-fi Black Metal with absolutely zero production value had its day nearly two decades ago, but it seems the older I get the less time I actually care to invest in bands that are just fucking around. But there is something different about this two-man Dutch outfit. Something I just couldn’t immediately dismiss. Maybe it’s because they have apparently gone back in time and stolen Hellhammer’s gear and tuned it down even lower. Maybe it is because I can actually hear the torture in the ominously woeful roars, bellows, and wails of these vocalists. Maybe production value is overrated when such a dismal vibe is so perfectly obtained. Maybe this is what Hell really sounds like. Whatever it is, I can’t take this out of the stereo for some reason. At the end of the tedious day it becomes the perfect soundtrack for my meaningless, sorrowful, hateful existence. This is pure, misanthropic, aural darkness and it’s somehow all achieved with the same sound quality as a Gonkulator demo! Imagine Venom, Hellhammer, Order from Chaos, Bestial Warlust, Black Witchery, and Loss all thrown in a blender and chased with Absinthe. Getting the picture? Well, get this album and try not to kill yourself (or others). Best hymns for sacrifice: “Vision of the Twelve Priests Before the Altar” and “Yaldabaoth.”
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