Sammath have released a lyric video for “De Heidense Vlam Zal Branden” to promote the vinyl reissue of their debut album, Strijd, on Hammerheart Records. Strijd is more conventional than Sammath’s later albums and one of the best releases in the atmospheric, late nineties black metal style reminiscent of Summoning. Unlike their tawdry contemporaries, Sammath arranged primal tremolo-picked riffs with keyboard leads into narrative compositions. While the keyboards sometimes may seem a tad excessive today, the record succeeds in conjuring up romantic visions of dark age barbarity worthy of its Arthur Rackham cover. Those who enjoyed Kaeck’s Stormkult should take special note.
Strijd may be listened to in its entirety on Folter’s Bandcamp page. The LP may be ordered from Hammerheart Records.
Tags: Black Metal, hammerheart records, jan kruitwagen, kaeck, lyric video, reissue, sammath
This sounds like Asperger’s syndrome to me.
Kvult, man.
Their newer stuff is much better. Kaeck is better again.
New Sammath is better than Strijd which is better than Kaeck. Kaeck is not good. It isnt even on the Engram level of `should I hype this because metal is on life support?`. It`s just bad.
Why is Kaeck not good? Not that it matters to me, but I have never heard anyone respectable say that til just now, so I’m curious about that.
Stormkult makes my bones tingle.
I believe you should make up your own mind about this one, my dear.
I already have; did you not read my post? Trystero is an old acquaintance and I value his input.
Shuttup priss
Those who enjoyed Kaeck should take special note that this album is actually good.
I don’t think I want to know the lyrics if they are this goofy
Does Kaeck actually suck or is there just something we’re not getting?
Metal on life support? You mean death metal and the rest, for Black Metal is eternal! The only one still thriving in full glory.
You are right that black metal is more robust and healthier today than other styles. Any idea why? Sounds like a topic worth exploring.
Speaking of Folter, I think this deserves some attention from a DMU reviewer: https://folterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/through-blackness-and-remote-places
Hmm, thanks for this!