{"id":96293,"date":"2022-08-07T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=96293"},"modified":"2022-10-19T12:50:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T11:50:53","slug":"album-review-zabbeth-zabbeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-zabbeth-zabbeth\/","title":{"rendered":"ZABBETH – Zabbeth (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

ZABBETH
Zabbeth<\/strong><\/span>
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\nWitches Brew (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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A few years ago I was bewitched by the Bathory worship of a Swedish one-man band named Born For Burning whose debut album The Ritual was an authentic re-run of some of Quorthon\u2019s most evil children. And now we have another similar design, only this time it\u2019s Maltese musician Chaos (aka Sean Attard) and his Zabbeth project doing the rounds of Bathory homage.<\/p>\n

From its cover artwork to a brace of singles released earlier this year (\u2018Sacrifice The Bitch\u2019 and \u2018Possession\u2019) this is very much black metal of first wave order worshipping at the blood-stained altar of the gods. What you get here is 26 minutes of music consisting of ten tracks all blessed by the spirit of Quorthon\u2026 just revel in those titles; \u2018Infernal Storm\u2019, \u2018Witchcraft\u2019, \u2018The Soultaker\u2019, \u2018Damnation To Hell\u2019, the aforementioned \u2018Sacrifice The Bitch\u2019 and \u2018Possession, \u2018Signing Satan\u2019s Contact\u2019, \u2018Black Mass\u2019, \u2018Heaven\u2019s Armageddon\u2019 and \u2018The Winds Of Chaos\u2019.<\/p>\n

To some extent, a review of this album is pointless as you know what\u2019s coming, although it is worth noting the vocal snaps and some of the guitar work, particularly on \u2018The Soultaker\u2019 which is probably the only un-Bathory title on offer. But this record rattles by like a bath full of beer cans whipped up by the flow of rusty water. However, like a lot of modern stuff, if it\u2019s executed correctly then it\u2019s okay by me.<\/p>\n

\u2018Signing Satan\u2019s Contact\u2019 is a mayhemic holocaust of throaty warbles and whipping drums courtesy of guest dude Paul Formosa (Ascendor), but Chaos has more than successfully authentically duplicated the most destructive and blackest era of Bathory\u2019s career.<\/p>\n

I would highly recommend having a dehumidifier installed in that bathroom of yours just to swat away the black, choking fumes puked out by this wind tunnel of worship.<\/p>\n

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

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