Vlad Tepes
War Funeral March
[Embassy]


This was the first black metal band I heard from France. And what can I say?? It fucking rules!!!!!!!!! To me, this band capture the feel of what REAL black metal should sound like: raw/ugly production, great fuzzy guitars, riffs in the VENOM/HELLHAMMER/old BATHORY vein, sickening vocals... Of course, the dark/depressing aura is present, if not would I like it??? I still think this is perhaps the best thing ever to be released out of France (along with BELKETRE)...


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