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Genre :: Black Metal Source :: CDDA . :: :: Label :: Black Metal Store R.date :: 08.10.2021 :: _::__ Cat.nr. :: BMS064 Size :: 80,7 MB __::_ ::// \\:: ::/---------------------------------------------------------------------\:: :: :: /: Encoder :: LAME 3.100 -V0 :\ ..: Bitrate :: avg. 275kbps : . . Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo . . . Website :: __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ tracklist /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: 01. Avaus/Kun Ly÷mme Jumalan Kodin Liekkeihin 05:44 :: :: 02. Ikuisesti, Kalpeina Kuoleman Muistoina 05:18 :: :: 03. Hiidentorni Huokui Usvansa 04:35 :: :: 04. Tappakaa Kristus! 02:54 :: :: 05. Sanoista... Pimeyteen 02:45 :: :: 06. HΣnen SynkkΣ MyrskynsΣ 08:12 :: :: 07. HornanvΣki 06:28 :: :: 08. Sinulle, MΣtΣnevΣ Jehova 04:48 :: :: ------- :: .. >> 40:44 min .. __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ release notes /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: :: :: "Hiidentorni" is interesting to see where Horna started out :: :: in their embryonic stages. Their music incubating their :: :: infernal existence at the time was a sign of more great :: :: things to come from them and would foretell their existence :: :: in the Finnish black metal scene alongside the likes of :: :: Beherit and Archgoat, standing right next to them waving :: :: the banner of hate. First are the musicians; Vocalist :: :: Nazgul von Armageddon a.k.a. Satanic Tyrant Werewolf, :: :: guitarist Shatraug, bassist Skratt, and drummer Gorthaur. :: :: Yeah, I know you are thinking to yourself where do they get :: :: such kooky aliases? I don't know, but they are what they :: :: are in the fact that they are nothing more than your :: :: typical horde of black metal musicians, but typical :: :: musicians they are not. Vocalist Nazgul is fucking :: :: SICKENING behind the mic. At times I can understand why :: :: Horna main man/member Shatraug enlisted demented madman :: :: Corvus not to long after Horna's second LP. He takes :: :: Nazgul's vocals and is able to keep the sickening rasp but :: :: with a lot more stamina. It's all too obvious when he would :: :: leave Horna's ranks he would come into his own in Satanic :: :: Warmaster. Shatraug does his job in laying down blazing :: :: Bathory-esque riffs. Drummer Gorthaur is going ape shit :: :: behind his drum kit. Bassist Skratt doesn't do anything :: :: that shines out. You can hear his bass maybe one or two :: :: times on the entire demo which is great, but then again he :: :: neither adds nor takes away from the music. :: :: :: :: "Hiidentorni" starts off with ôAvausö an intro that is :: :: basically filled with nothing but cheesy horror movie :: :: samples and the ecstatic moans of a woman. ôKun Ly÷mme :: :: Jumalan Kodin Liekkeihinö the first song just blasts :: :: through and is nothing but total mid-90Æs black metal. :: :: Remember how I had mentioned NazgulsÆs sounding really :: :: sickening? That sickness is displayed in this song where at :: :: some parts it sounds like he is giving it all and some :: :: back-up vocals that sound a lot like Nattramn of Silencer! :: :: Not a lot but just a hint. ôHiidentorni Huokuu Usvansaö is :: :: a mid-tempo paced song where you can hear SkrattÆs bass for :: :: the most part speeds past the mid-tempo into a straight :: :: forward hammering hardcore punk beat and then into a more :: :: swinging beat. ItÆs a foot-tapper. Now IÆm not the biggest :: :: Emperor fan in the world but ôIkuisesti, Kalpeina Kuoleman :: :: Muistoinaö sounds very similar to ôI Am the Black Wizardsö. :: :: ôTappakaa Kristusö which is a fan favorite sums up all the :: :: best parts of early Horna. They still play this little :: :: number in concerts these days. ôSanoista... Pimeyteenö and :: :: ôHornan vΣkiö are the most harshest and fastest songs on :: :: ôHiidentorniö with ôHΣnen SynkkΣ MyrskynsΣö being the :: :: bridge between the two which is the same as ôHiidentorni :: :: Huokuu Usvansaö as far as tempo changes. ôSinulle MΣtΣnevΣ :: :: Jehovaö is the same as well, but isn't as memorable. It's :: :: not a bad song, it's just put there I suppose. It's one of :: :: the songs I don't find myself listening to over and over :: :: and I usually skip it. With that said "Sinulle MΣtΣnevΣ :: :: Jehova" closes off this demo of a one-two punch of two :: :: different types of songs from Horna; mid-paced rockers(not :: :: in a cheesy way) and fast, blazing, assaulting satanic :: :: metal. This is how Horna started off and how Horna :: :: continues to this day. No keyboards, nothing the distracts :: :: the listener from the music. Out of a possible 8 songs we :: :: have 4 god ones, two that just completely put this :: :: demo/album at the level where it should be, two that are :: :: actually needed to round it off as far as variety goes and :: :: finally one of those two that rounds the demo off not :: :: really a keeper. Bottom line: damn good demo material. :: :: :: :: In closing, even during their demo era, Horna wasnÆt what :: :: you would call a force to be reckoned with, but you knew :: :: that they would perfect and hone in on their ability to :: :: make simplistic, raw black metal that only Finns could :: :: make. ItÆs also hard to say where I would rank this amongst :: :: other Horna releases, but I would definitely place it :: :: amongst the two most recent ones; the double LP ôSanojesi :: :: ─Σrelleö and the still sickening-as-fuck ô─ΣniΣ Y÷ssΣö. But :: :: until I get my hands on a copy of ôMusta Kaippuö, :: :: ôHiidentorniö is definitely within the top Horna releases :: :: and is a must own for all Horna die-hards. :: :: :: :: . _ _ . :: \: :. \\ ___________ . ___________ // .: :/ __\____ :: ____ ___\ _ / BERC : 2021 \ _ /___ ____ :: ____/__ \\\f3! :: \\\ __ _/_________i_________\ /___/ /// :: cRO/// \ :: :\-\___________\_ ___ / _ _/___________/-/: :: / :: | . . _ _ _/ __/ . \_ _ _ . . | :: : :::::::: | | \\\\\/ _______\____|\ \///// | | :::::::: : :: | | -\-\/____/-------------\____\/-/- | | :: :: | | \ :|: / | | :: : : | . ` ::: ' . | : : . . | : ::: : | . . | :::....:::....::: | : ::::::::::::::::: : . :::''``:::''``::: . : ::: : . ::: . .:. :