Title: “Retribution: Storm of the light's bane”
Format: Album track
Written by: Jon Notdvedit, Zwetsloot (?)
Performed by: Dissection
Genre: Black Metal
Taken from: Storm of the Light's Bane
Year: 1995
Acclaim: n/a
Black Metal, eh? Well, Batty is always trying to slide the old extreme metal into my journals; sometimes it works, sometimes not so much. We'll see how this one goes. This band are broken up, apparently mostly due to the suicide of their leader and founder Jon Nordveidt, who was very active in a Satanic organisation dedicated to opening the gates of Hell and welcoming the Big Guy to Earth. Good for him; it's important to keep yourself busy. Nice easy run in, not. Hammering drums, slicing guitars, but I have to say a lot of what I recognise as melody. As Batty would say, bitchin'. Great riffs being set up here and there's a real sense of power and energy about the piece. Any vocals? Yeah, there they are. Kind of growly but hey, not too bad for BM! Can't say I hate this, not at all. It's clear this guy could sing, for certain. Might have to look into that album. Possibly.
Things I like about this :
1. The power of the riffs
2. The general melody
Things I don't like about this:
1. Not crazy about the vocal, though I don't hate it. Not entirely.
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