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The Ukrainian label Another Side Records brings us the second album, after the first “Neo-satanism”, of the Croatians BLACK CULT that is a real bombshell, “Cathedral of Black Cult”, is a clear example of how extreme music is evolving (No, I do not mean metalcore or deathcore), that is speed, aggressiveness, with hints of melody and a very good instrumental work, of course, you will say that it has always been this way, and … well in some cases if it has been so, in others unfortunately … no. What BLACK CULT proposes is a Black metal, influenced in some cases of death, with parts that could resemble DIMMU BORGIR, but with parts that could also remind you of BEHEMOTH, INSANIAM, LIMBONIC ART, SATYRICON, 1349 … as you can see there is variety in the proposal.
We started with “Black Cathedral”, a theme that is gradually gaining ground, is going from less to more, with a quiet beginning an aggressive voice is joining, to unleash chaos, the theme alone is a joy, reminds me of the guitarist style to Andy La Roque, there is nothing.
“Worship the beast”, brutal start with the drums at full speed, and a riff that reminds me of 1349, and the theme in general to the Norwegians, with a good solo, a fast and brutal theme, with some resting part to the final.
“Dark matter”, beginning with a guitar alone, and they all come together in a rhythm that could remind you of ZYKLON, and later it gives an air to SATYRICON or DIMMU BORGIR, in this theme come some clean voices that the truth that they have It was perfect, the chorus also reminds me of KEEP OF KALESSIN, and only one very good. A great song, without a doubt, one of the best on the album.
“Until the devil take us”, a slow and sinister song halfway where something is accelerated, with drums, has a very good melody and as always, a great solo, the soloist is a virtuoso of the guitar, after only one part of silence and a pretty good start, with a good melody at the end.
“The witches dance”, quiet start to give way to a perfect storm of aggressiveness and brutality, with melodic parts not free of speed, a great song.
“Hierophant”, a principle that can remind you of SATYRICON or ENSLAVED, from this time, in both cases, and the theme in general to SATYRICON, with some melodic part, and as usual, attentive to the solo, which is a jewel .
“Undeath”, also quiet principle, with a certain avant-garde air, and as it progresses it is accelerating and becoming more aggressive, it has an air of DIMMU BORGIR, a good theme. And even if I repeat it, I tell you, the only good one.
“Gaze of insanity”, a theme that at first seems to the slow themes of 1349, knowing that in the end the poison will come, and so it is, we move on this issue of slow but agonizing parts to brutal parts at full speed.
“Ego te absolvo”, a theme that has a more “death” principle, the theme sometimes resembles LIMBONIC ART, with dissonances very own of them, in others it gives an air to bands like GORGOROTH, at the end of the whole they appear choirs of vocals type religious songs, a great theme to close the album.
Although to really close, we have a very good version of MOTORHEAD “Kingdom of the worm”, which make it frankly brutal, and absorb it very well to your style.
The album is perfect in sound, everything is clear and has that aggressive point that style must have, as instrumentalists they are all portents, although I must say that guitar solos stand out, which are a luxury, the vocalist is also Very good in the style they handle. The cover also very good. We are going to find a piece of disk that you have to have or at least hear.