Typhus - Grand Molesters of the Holy Trinity
It has been half a decade since my old friend Lord Typhus last unearthed a studio album (2005’s Profound Blasphemous Proclamation), and he and his band of blasphemers have certainly been missed. There are too few quality Black Metal bands in the US, much less here in Indiana. Grand Molesters… initially seems to be very raw -necro as fuck, as Cadaver would say- but repeated listens reveal a lot of depth and complexity hidden within the catacombs of this “grim” and/or “kvlt” Black Metal production. The audio level is low, and the mix is bad, with the drums sounding especially thin and buried. And that’s a shame, since this is plenty intense and there are about 666 great, memorable, riffs here (including Thrashy ones, and even some Doom), just waiting for a recording that would do them justice. I’ve known Typhus for almost 20 years (yes, we’re old), all the way past Fog and Morpheus Descends, back to the Subconscious days, so I feel confident in saying that this must be the sound he wanted. I can respect that decision, although I don’t agree with it. I’m happy to hear a Black Metal band sound like Black Metal, and not a 10th rate symphony (Dimmu Borgir), or pathetic Slop Punk (Darkthrone), but the bar for production and sonic quality has been raised since the archaic times of Under a Funeral Moon, and a more powerful sound would have elevated this into legendary status.
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