Style: Black metal
Primary Emotions/Themes:
Thoughts: I did not like this album the first time I heard it. I thought it was simple and boring. The riffs are slow, repeat way more than they needed to and the vocals sounded like they were forcing the air through a broken tunnel.
For some reason I came back to the album. On second listen, there were a few minor differences from the first listen. The riffs, while repetitive have a unique quality to them. They are often drawn out and allowed to fully decay, almost to the point of feedback. The vocals do indeed sound strained, but that gives them a unique quality that I haven't found much throughout my collection.
The more I listened the more I realized that I didn't have an album that sounded like this in my collection, at least not in the same manner that Ernte had created. The more I got into it the more I started identifying more and more aspects that I enjoyed, and eventually I enjoyed it enough to buy the vinyl outright.
Those riffs that sounded boring and repetitive now sound like a slow stalking beats, waiting for it's prey to make a mistake before pouncing. And pounce it does, the music will remain in these stagnant patterns for some time, but when it comes time the band picks up and absolutely tears me to shreds. The blasting is often short lived and won't turn any heads with its technicality... but it is such a stark contrast to a majority of the album that it creates a ferocious contrast.
Ernte is one of those bands that I love to discover. They initially are off putting, but the more time I spend with them the more I appreciate the music. I don't always go back to a band after a negative first impression, but in this case I'm very glad I did.
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