Gorgoroth
Under the Sign of Hell
[Malicious]
1.Revelation of Doom
2.Krig
3.Funeral Possession
4.Projectens Apenbaring
5.Postlundiunm
6.Odeleggelse og Undergang
7.Blood Stains the Circle
8.The Rite of Infernal Invocation
9.The Devil is Calling
Total Time: 32min
Comments :
It is their third album. It simply kills. If is so intense, the vocals are very high,
abrasive, and shouted with vehemence and hate, while the drumming attacks the listener with
its infernal rhythms which reminds me the march of a funeral army, all of it accompanied by
morbid and blood freezing melodies.
To be a bit more precise, I could describe this album easily : it IS black metal, in the old
vein, somewhat influenced by Darkthrone and MayheM : very fast, cold, with a raw production.
Even if it very intense, "Under The Sign of Hell" is too short, only 30min, but fortunately
all the songs are good (if not great), especially "The Rite of Infernal
Invocation" and "Funeral Procession" - a very morbid song - on which we can hear some monks
chants. The fourth hymn is more "viking", because it has some folkish vocals on it.
Conclusion :
It is one of my favourite albums, even if pretty short. That's exactly the kind of BM I want :
brutal & fast, cold, hateful and at the same time melodic and blood freezing.
Rating / 5 : 4+1/2
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