Label: Avantgarde, 1998
1. Black Shining Leather 04:32
2. The Swordsmen 04:08
3. Death Triumphant 04:28
4. Sadomasochistic 04:02
5. Lupus 03:06
6. Pierced Genitalia 04:19
7. In Silence I Observe 03:43
8. Lunar Nights 06:34
9. Third Attempt 03:18
10. The Northern Hemisphere 06:43
First of all, if you still haven't heard this one, chances are you never heard about Carpathian Forest anyway. You know, this fame, this "sax can sound cold, colder than it seems" attitude. And now it's the time to listen it again, even if it's the 1000th time, doesn't matter, as after these 10 years of spinning the CD I came to realize, that this music(k) is absolutely timeless! Sekond: this release doesn't have any sax yet. There are but rare creepy (really tomb-like) keyboard sounds. And it's operated masterfully, at the very background, fitting nicely with the overall atmosphere.
The sound is clear, yet raw, and it sticks to your freshly cut flesh like a blood-smeared rug. And once the blood is curdled, chances are you'd think twice before trying to peel it off. The vocals sound freaking cold! This raw, frozen voice somehow disappeared from their later releases, yet is widely present here. Every part of the mix is really beautiful. It has a certain depth, a soul, a mood, and still is heavy as fuck. Just start to listen to it at proper volume and you'll see what I mean. The result is bound to devour you!
And of course this album can serve as a background for any decent rape (even though I myself always prefer Electric Wizard for that, but that's unbeatable), with its rhythm section being as perfect as it gets. You know, deep in a forest cabin in a candlelight, with a slight touch of perverted sadomasochism... Either way, these deep, brilliant bass lines shake the whole picture and can easily replace the drums, so well-played they are. But the drums here are also masterful, courtesy of the one time session drummer, Lazare of Solefald. What can I say, it sounds erotic in a way.
The whole album is a truly majestic Celtic Frost-worship, in its most evil form, with a strong touch of chilly, dark Norwegian woods...
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(a guest review from mr. A. Held)
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