The albums begins with the albums namesake track "Teras," which ends up being a nice entry point into the album, it's one of the least aggressive tracks but it possesses a nice melody. Despite the change of pace, this track and the album as a whole stick very much to the Naglfar formula of mostly melodic yet at times blasting black metal.
Therein however lies the the biggest "problem" not only with this album but with extreme music in general. If you are a fan of this type of music, in this case blast beats, shrieking vocals and power chord riffing, then you are going to love this album, if not, this may not be your band.
Don't think that the music is pure balls to the wall though, the band has done a nice job of juxtaposing some not necessarily slow but slower for Naglfar songs that emphasize that "evil" sound that attracts people to this band as well as black metal in general. Even in the blasting songs the bands manages to not sounding too repetitive, which is a feat not always achieved in this genre as fan of it well know.
The although solid as a whole, the album's beginning meanders initially fortunately gets stronger as it charges forward. "An Extension of His Arm and Will" begins what is a very strong second half of the album.Other standout tracks include"Come Perdition," "Invoc(hate)" and "The Dying Flame of Existence" as well as the title track.
While not setting the world on fire, or really even evolving too heavily as a band, Naglfar has still crafted a very solid record stocked with diabolic melodies that are actually memorable making the album a worthwhile addition to your collection, but if the grim yet oddly beautiful savagery of Naglfar's music has never been up to snuff for you then "Teras" probably won't change your mind...at all.(7.5/10)
No comments:
Post a Comment