{"id":94148,"date":"2019-12-03T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T19:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/?p=94148"},"modified":"2019-12-02T03:10:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T09:10:55","slug":"2019-roundup-black-metal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/2019-roundup-black-metal\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Roundup: Black Metal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I haven\u2019t kept up with my journalistic duties as of late, and to be frank, I don\u2019t intend to entirely rectify this matter shortly. Yet, I\u2019ve no desire to completely neglect them either, so I\u2019ve compiled a smattering of black metal releases for you to enjoy in a bump \u2018n grind styled, quick mass of short reviews for you to enjoy at your leisure. Today, we\u2019re looking at the latest from Slaughtbbath<\/strong>,\u00a0 Sanctvs<\/strong>, Ossuaire<\/strong>, Blue Hummingbird On The Left<\/strong>, Hrafnskald<\/strong>,\u00a0Wallfahrer, Profanatica, Departure Chandelier<\/strong> and Black Beast<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Slaughtbbath<\/a><\/strong> – Alchemical Warfare<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

I don’t know what your first guess as to Slaughtbbath’s<\/strong> sound would be based on the name alone, but if we were to remove the possible humour factor entirely, I reckon mine might be something akin to bestial blackened war metal of death, and boy, I wouldn’t be far off. Working from a similar base as the grindcore and metal-blending war metal bands from Goat Semen<\/strong> to Revenge<\/strong> do, but with two rather large differences. The most noticeable aspect is the large degree of influence carved from old school thrash aggression from the early years of\u00a0 Kreator<\/strong> and Sepultura<\/strong>. This gives them a far bigger riff arsenal than most of their counterparts, and luckily they also know how to use it. Songs like opener “Ritual Bloodbath” are quick, no-frills, uh, bloodbaths working with a bare minimum of ingredients, but the likes of “Rejoined Into Chaos” bring tempo changes, guitar solos, melodies and calmer sections into the fray, with little reminiscence to their black metal ilk, making for a much more engaging and fun album.\u00a0 Some of the most “fun” I’ve had with black metal this year for sure.<\/p>\n