Debut album from the three piece Swedish band Sorhin. This outfit has been around since 1993, the same year they released their demo "Svarta själars vandring". Until this release they have put out one promo, one mCD and one picture EP. The music of Sorhin has always been fast, raw and unholy black metal with Swedish lyrics.

When I noticed that this had been released I was quite excited as I quite like their previous material. Like the mCD, this was recorded in The Abyss, something that is quite obvious when listening to it. The songs are really good, drumming and guitar work are excellent. The vocals suit the music perfectly, a bit deeper and sound more spoken than the earlier furious Burzum'esque howling. The production on the other hand, I do not like at all. It kills alot of the feeling I believe this album would have had if it had a rawer and harsher production with a sharper guitar sound. Very irritating indeed.

Some people will disagree with me on this point. I will admit that when it comes to black metal, I'm usually turned off by a production that sounds like it has actually been done in a proper studio. But if you're into fast, evil sounding black metal and at the same time not being too fond of rough productions this is probably something for you. Even though I dislike the production on this one, songs like "Sänd mig en ängel att dräpa" and the title track are quite enjoyable. Also, I would like to point out that Nattfurst's lyrics are quite supreme.

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