Turin Turambar - Corona Regni Satanae
This Polish experimental black metal band take their name from a character in Tolkien’s The Children of Hurin, in which their namesake became an anti-hero in the First Age of Middle Earth. The band have been together for 20 years and this is their first full-length album after a hiatus of 15 years. Not so surprisingly, there is very little information on this band online.
The album is a mixture of death, doom and black metal mixed with old-style tech-thrash influences. The bizarre start to the album is possibly that ofa match being lit, there bringing the listener in after puzzling them. Their death/doom mix is fuelled by the heavy guitars and throbbing bass over a speedy yet meaty drumbeat. The vocals are screamo, screechy and unidentifiable. This either alienates or draws the listener in even more to their dark world. There are odd effects and different snippets used throughout, but at times they seem disjointed.
The dark vocals accentuate the doom/death thrash mix as the guitars and cymbals build behind his exquisite voice. Some of the songs, however, do sound a bit of a mess as they try and force as much as they can in, and the abrupt ending to some of the songs takes the listener out of the album before smashing them back in with cacophonous noise. This mixture is quite unexpected from a band of their history and calibre, but not so unexpected with their attempt to mix so many sub-genres, and not always competently or successfully.
The album is a mixture of death, doom and black metal mixed with old-style tech-thrash influences. The bizarre start to the album is possibly that ofa match being lit, there bringing the listener in after puzzling them. Their death/doom mix is fuelled by the heavy guitars and throbbing bass over a speedy yet meaty drumbeat. The vocals are screamo, screechy and unidentifiable. This either alienates or draws the listener in even more to their dark world. There are odd effects and different snippets used throughout, but at times they seem disjointed.
The dark vocals accentuate the doom/death thrash mix as the guitars and cymbals build behind his exquisite voice. Some of the songs, however, do sound a bit of a mess as they try and force as much as they can in, and the abrupt ending to some of the songs takes the listener out of the album before smashing them back in with cacophonous noise. This mixture is quite unexpected from a band of their history and calibre, but not so unexpected with their attempt to mix so many sub-genres, and not always competently or successfully.
- Zlodziej Ryb
- Drugi Dom Os
- Za Chram
- Deszcz II
- Octu Noce
- Bagno Mar
- Czarny Pies
- Koda
- Prokreacja Niebytu
Label: http://ataman.pl
Reviewer: twansibon
Jan 30, 2012
Jan 30, 2012
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Genius Ultor - Dzien Nocy
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