{"id":91149,"date":"2021-09-30T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T23:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=91149"},"modified":"2021-10-12T16:38:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T15:38:06","slug":"album-review-primitive-metal-baphomet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-primitive-metal-baphomet\/","title":{"rendered":"PRIMITIVE – Metal Baphomet (2021) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRIMITIVE
Metal Baphomet<\/strong><\/span>
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\nMurder (2021)<\/span>
Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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From the pits of S\u00e3o Paulo scurries one of metal\u2019s most evil sounding bands; the wild, raw and unholy Primitive. This trio has existed since 2014 and Metal Baphomet<\/em> is their second full-length studio album.<\/p>\n

The outing opens with the intro \u2018The Summoning\u2019 featuring a Slayer<\/a>-esque eeriness accompanied by strange wails and voices before the combo shifts into \u2018Evil Awake\u2019. The track is a black thrash nightmare of further creepiness boasting satanic cries, speeding guitars and an old school hellish vibe that harkens back to the first black metal waves.<\/p>\n

For some, the music may appear as generic and derivative, and there is certainly a lack of variety. But this adds to the underground charms as tunes such as \u2018The Truth Behind The Curtains\u2019, \u2018The Burning Eyes Of Evil\u2019 et al, all seem to melt into one smoking cauldron of dungeon hostility.<\/p>\n

Vocally, and I use the word loosely, frontman Nattens Oldskull emits mournful cries and at times comedic yelps, but on tracks such as \u2018Sentenced To Suffer\u2019 there is more structure \u2013 a blackened speed approach with mid tempo grating.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, \u2018Hollow Shell\u2019 is utterly impure blasphemy, and \u2018March Of The Damned\u2019 cuts in with truly sinister riffing, while another favourite, \u2018Sonars Of War\u2019, boasts eerie chants.<\/p>\n

Primitive is an extremely infectious band once given time. Their rough \u2018n\u2019 ready brand of blackened metal will appeal to those with a penchant of underground familiarity and to those who like their metal rusty, oily and, above all, evil.<\/p>\n

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

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