I was acquainted to these Danes through their third album, _Soul
Collector_, which was a prime cut of groove-laden, bulky US American
death metal. Unfamiliar with any subsequent releases, I was taken aback
with the stylistic shift the band has taken from its prominent American
death metal backbone present in the aforementioned effort to bona fide
European forms which sublimely mold the sound of their latest album.On
_Battalion Beast_, black metal and European death metal have inevitably
taken control of the album's musical direction, making it relatively
more straightforward while still remaining brutally imposing and
aggressive. Of course death metal technicality is still present in
driving the high tempo dynamics of the compositions, but this time it is
imbued with a more conspicuous black metal aura which pervades the
album's pulsating guitar work.
There is also the addition of a keyboardist who makes her appearance sporadically throughout the album, adding a further dimension to its cinematic interludes / climaxes. Reno Kiilerich's top-notch drumming delivers the goods throughout the album, but this is only something to be expected from someone who has pounded the skins for acts such as Dimmu Borgir and Hate Eternal.
From any perspective, apart from being a respectable offering to their dedicated fans, Battalion Beasts may actually make new ones with their latest bullet-riddled slab of death metal.
There is also the addition of a keyboardist who makes her appearance sporadically throughout the album, adding a further dimension to its cinematic interludes / climaxes. Reno Kiilerich's top-notch drumming delivers the goods throughout the album, but this is only something to be expected from someone who has pounded the skins for acts such as Dimmu Borgir and Hate Eternal.
From any perspective, apart from being a respectable offering to their dedicated fans, Battalion Beasts may actually make new ones with their latest bullet-riddled slab of death metal.
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