Style: Raw black metal
Primary Emotions/Themes: Satanism
Thoughts: Recorded in a few hours, these 17 minutes are the most ferocious that Abigor have ever been. These six songs serve only one purpose - to eliminate any and all who listen to them.
Abigor is unabashedly one of my favorite black metal projects. No two albums that they have done sound them same, yet they are always unmistakably black metal and unmistakably Abigor.
Apokalypse sees the band blasting as quickly as they can through these tracks. Unlike many of their contemporaries though they don't just have basic riffs to go with the blasting, no - there are complex leads and intricate interplay between the instruments. Something many bands can do, but only Abigor could have done Apokalypse.
The interesting thing about this album is where it lies in their discography. It's around this time that the band would be fully embracing the use of keyboards in their albums. Opus IV, Nachthymnen and Supreme Immortal Art are all rife with keys and this EP shows none of that. It's the most basic of black metal, guitars, drums and vocals - I don't think they even used a bass on this release.
Abigor is one of the few bands that I endeavor to get every release that they put out. I don't always know what I'm getting, but the thing I do know is that it will be quality. Don't let the lack of length to this summary take away from the quality found within. Despite the short play time, this is top quality black metal. I would expect nothing less from Abigor - one of the elite bands in the genre.
Written January 14th 2024
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