Unfortunately, the accompanying promo-sheet doesn't say anything about
the band's origin or constituting members. From the writings on the
envelope, I am left to deduce that the members comprising the band
reside on some far remote region of the ex-Soviet Eastern block. Well,
at least they've spared us the "whoa, look at me!" synth pseudo-luster
of other offerings, and instead present us with five tracks
incorporating quasi-Dissection / Necrophobic style riffage and
old-school Hellhammer-esque hints, with some prominent slow parts whose
inherent bleakness would like to have something more of Bethlehem's
necro / doom aura. During faster passages the rhythm section simply
falls apart, seemingly incapable of keeping a steady beat for more than a
couple of bar measures.
There is a faint suggestion of an attempt
at producing something of a coherent nature here, but it just doesn't
quite make the ticket. So here we have it, ladies and gents: yet another
"dime-a-dozen", yawn-inducing slab of uninspired, self-labeled black
metal.
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