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R.date :: 05.10.2021 :: _::__ Cat.nr. :: DKCD012 Size :: 88,1 MB __::_ ::// \\:: ::/---------------------------------------------------------------------\:: :: :: /: Encoder :: LAME 3.100 -V0 :\ ..: Bitrate :: avg. 279kbps : . . Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo . . . Website :: __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ tracklist /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: 01. The Limb Crucifix 04:22 :: :: 02. Rabid Death's Curse 05:21 :: :: 03. On Horns Impaled 02:35 :: :: 04. Life Dethroned 05:46 :: :: 05. Walls of Life Ruptured 04:21 :: :: 06. Agony Fires 05:22 :: :: 07. Angelrape 03:40 :: :: 08. Mortem Sibi Consciscere 07:02 :: :: 09. When Heavens End (D°dheimsgard Cover) 05:32 :: :: ------- :: .. >> 44:01 min .. __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ release notes /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: :: :: Watain is a band that doesnÆt try to be ôtrueö by producing :: :: formulated trite black metal in an attempt to keep :: :: Scandinavian black metal pure in respect to its roots with :: :: such bands as Emperor, Marduk, and Immortal . Rabid DeathÆs :: :: Curse does away with tradition and creates a grim, fast, :: :: and brutal black metal album that stands on its own. Not :: :: only is Rabid DeathÆs Curse different and unique from other :: :: Swedish black metal bands and albums, its different from :: :: most every black metal album out there. Simply put, the :: :: debut album from Watain, Rabid DeathÆs Curse, is nothing :: :: short of Amazing. :: :: :: :: Rabid DeathÆs Curse features many different songs with many :: :: different things to offer. The songs on this album are :: :: mostly riff based. While there is not to much :: :: centralization with the riffs, they will be the main :: :: carrying force of each song. On Horns Impaled the song can :: :: be broken down into sections where riffs will be dominant :: :: and different from the rest. One part of the song features :: :: a grim melody based riff, while another part of the song :: :: showcases an aggressive, heavy, and brutal riff. The :: :: strongest point of making Rabid DeathÆs Curse a riff based :: :: album is that it allows for something unique to happen on :: :: this album that doesnÆt happen on many other black metal :: :: albums, the structure. Rabid DeathÆs Curse structures their :: :: songs similar to death metal songs so that songs like The :: :: Limb Crucifix and Life Dethroned feature heavy melody. Grim :: :: and atmospheric melodies will carry songs like these giving :: :: them a great flow and making them quite memorable. The best :: :: comparison to how the songs on this album are structured :: :: would be to the songs of Opus Nocturne, a focus on riff :: :: based melody and a concentration on flow. :: :: :: :: One thing that ruins many black metal albums is the vocals :: :: donæt fit at all and they sound like they were just placed :: :: haphazardly over the music. This vocal style sometimes :: :: works very well for albums trying to be grim, like :: :: Darkthrone. Fortunately the vocals on Rabid DeathÆs Curse :: :: never once sound like this. Vocally Erik Danielsson knows :: :: how to create the perfect type of vocals for this album. :: :: They are similar to those of Darkthrone, but more gargled :: :: and harsh. He also knows how to lace them seamlessly into :: :: the songs melodies and riffs (somewhat like Nergal of :: :: Behemoth and Abbath of Immortal). On Walls Of Life Ruptured :: :: the song features a segment that has somewhat chaotic :: :: guitars and choppy drums, Erik Danielsson sings with the :: :: same pace and structure of this somewhat technical segment :: :: making his vocals seem more of an instrument, a part of the :: :: song, instead of sounding like ordinary black metal vocals :: :: over aggressive guitars and blast beats. :: :: :: :: Rabid DeathÆs Curse certainly has made itself an unique and :: :: great album in the black metal scene. With great melody and :: :: vocal work its in the top of its class. Other elements like :: :: an audible bass line, one that actually flows perfectly :: :: with the melodies of the album makes Rabid DeathÆs Curse :: :: even more unique. That aspect helps with the volume very :: :: much. The perfectly timed and placed drumming gives this :: :: album at sometimes a technical feel and also helps with :: :: some of the more aggressive riffs making them sound more :: :: brutal as well as making the two instruments sound as one. :: :: Fans of old style Marduk will like this album, as well as :: :: fans of Abazagorath. Rabid DeathÆs Curse is easily one of :: :: the best albums of the past five years in the black metal :: :: scene, look into them for something new and unique. :: :: Absolutly nothing is done wrong with this album. :: :: :: :: . _ _ . :: \: :. \\ ___________ . ___________ // .: :/ __\____ :: ____ ___\ _ / BERC : 2021 \ _ /___ ____ :: ____/__ \\\f3! :: \\\ __ _/_________i_________\ /___/ /// :: cRO/// \ :: :\-\___________\_ ___ / _ _/___________/-/: :: / :: | . . _ _ _/ __/ . \_ _ _ . . | :: : :::::::: | | \\\\\/ _______\____|\ \///// | | :::::::: : :: | | -\-\/____/-------------\____\/-/- | | :: :: | | \ :|: / | | :: : : | . ` ::: ' . | : : . . | : ::: : | . . | :::....:::....::: | : ::::::::::::::::: : . :::''``:::''``::: . : ::: : . ::: . .:. :