{"id":24249,"date":"2014-12-24T00:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T00:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=24249"},"modified":"2015-02-18T22:43:26","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T22:43:26","slug":"album-review-dysangelium-thanatos-askesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-dysangelium-thanatos-askesis\/","title":{"rendered":"DYSANGELIUM – Th\u00e1natos \u00c1skesis (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DYSANGELIUM
Th\u00e1natos \u00c1skesis<\/strong><\/span>
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\nW.T.C. Productions (2014)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Earlier in 2014 German black metal horde Dysangelium released the reasonable Leviaxxis<\/em><\/a>; a demo that was to prepare us for the horrors to come from evil souls Sektarist 0 (vocals), G\u00f6tzenzertr\u00fcmmerer (guitar), T. (guitar), C.H. (bass) and A.N.L. (drums).<\/p>\n

Th\u00e1natos \u00c1skesis<\/em> offers up nine grating, black metal segments which offer the predictable formulas associated with this style of extreme chaos, but yet I find it rather engrossing.<\/p>\n

Of course, there will be the usual comparisons with Watain and also Mayhem to some extent as some of the tracks feature that arrogant, oozing quality; the most noticeable is the brilliantly scathing \u2018Words Like Flames\u2019 which uncoils like some slick, oily black serpent barking out orders of destruction amid a slow, simmering brooding atmosphere of suspenseful guitar darkness and an effective moody drum plod. So, there\u2019s not much here that greatly differs from the aforementioned Leviaxxis<\/em> demo release, but one can still wade through such a suffocating pile of ash and enjoy it for what it is; another archetype black metal potion, but one which contains plenty of arrogant melodies and slower musings of grandeur.<\/p>\n

Even so, as each track develops one can only admire the chilly, decadent atmosphere of the production and a self-confidence which makes one feel as if we\u2019re dealing with a band on the scale of, say, Poland\u2019s Behemoth such is the mature structuring of the songs. For instance, \u2018Ave Obscuritas Incarna\u2019 boasts a truly wicked, barbed menace in its seething drum sound and those booming, malevolent vocal cries, while always behind is built an almost punky wall of chaotic gruelling which hints at that almost typically Swedish potency, such is its gravelled catchiness and ashen coating.<\/p>\n

Again, I refer to the slick production which allows each instrument to shine in its own perverse manner, so when the drums of A.N.L. need to come forth and batter, they do in such a precise and formidable manner. The prime example is the icy rush of \u2018Gateways To Necromancy\u2019 which in typically bleak, black metal manner forms itself as a bracing gale of spiky guitar spits and an unrelenting drum wildness.<\/p>\n

I still prefer Dysangelium as a darker and much slower beast, however, and opener \u2018Consecrated By Light\u2019 is an all too rare haunting melody steeped in doomy moisture and dank bass tremors. Even when the track ups its pace, it still maintains an evil atmosphere that cuts deep to the bone.<\/p>\n

For me, Th\u00e1natos \u00c1skesis<\/em> is an album that steadily grows on the listener like a thickening fog, eventually enshrouding the audience via those nasty vocal outbursts and an all-round framework that is just so steely and cold by design. Dysangelium is indeed proof that even by implementing the usual tactics, there\u2019s no reason to fix something which is not broken and this style of derisive and earthy black metal will always have that certain mocking charm. By switching between speedier flails of disdain and mid-tempo divisions of misty doom, Dysangelium once again progresses steadily through its career to construct a record that still suggests a band that is straining at the leash. I\u2019m unsure what it\u2019ll take for them to break free of their chains, but now let\u2019s enjoy this mocking clan for what it is; a stark, sweeping entity crossing the borders of German and Swedish extremity, and with an unerring focus that can only hint at what horror is yet to come.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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