Yes, another Swedish black metal band (although a 2 year old demo), just as boring as you'd expect, and as generic as anything coming out of the now pathetic Scandinavian scene. It seems anything coming out of the European north nowadays is either heavily-whored (ala Satyricon or Old Man's Child) or in the demo scene, very pathetic, trendy, and boring. I knew there was a problem when I first looked at the demo, since the cover is that of a young child with short hair posing/trying to look evil and the packaging is covered with "True Swedish Metal" for everyone to see. The music is no better. Starting out with a fairly well-done intro, it quickly jumps into a mid-paced, uninspired MESS. Vocals are pathetic (generic), keyboards don't fit, guitars are boring...I'm sure you get the picture. I suggest dropping support for the overly trendy and silly Scandinavian scene, and supporting real bands out of over looked countries. Music coming out of land of "unholy black metal" is nowadays written by untalented children attempting to cash in on either money or respect. This is just another fine example of how silly this genre has become. Don't even bother with this one.

Melek Taus
c/o Blodsstjärna
Brohällstigen 3
914 41 Rundvik
Sweden

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