Three tracks, thirty three minutes. That's all we get on this debut album. The tracks are long, complex, harsh, dissonant, and exceptionally engaging. Each of the three songs has its own identity and form.
The band plays at nearly every tempo known to man. They are blisteringly fast. They are slower than a glacier, and everything in between. Where the band truly excels though is during the faster sections. The way they write their riffs, the way the guitars interlace between each other and create this dissonant aura to the music is quite fascinating. And of course there are the blast beats.
When the music is fast the riffs beg for a well executed blast beat, and Misotheist oblige. Take for example the opening to the song: after a short acoustic intro (that sounds like its being played on AM radio), the main riff of the song starts. It is blisteringly fast, it is relentless in it's urge to murder the listener, it is violence incarnate. It simply begs for a blast beat, and holy fuck does this band deliver.
This happens time and time again on the album. The song will go through slower sections where the band is intentionally restrained, but they always come back to the violence, the speed. It is masterfully done, one of the best examples of ebb and flow I've heard in the black metal genre for several years.
These guys have been on my radar for a bit, but its only been recently that I have been able to truly dig into their craft. I am enthralled by the sound they have managed to create on their debut album, and I am excited to explore the rest of this bands discography.
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