Teitanblood
Death
Norma
Evangelium Diaboli
2014
Spain's
ultimate death worshippers absolutely scorch the earth with their new
album of oppressive blackened death. Starting with the blinding
destruction of Anteinfierno. This is a relentless assault of
filthy riffs and blasting drums that sounds like the ominous churn of a
fiery crematorium as it incinerates the dead. The riffs race by
so quickly as lightning strikes of guitar solos streak across the
infernal soundscape. Plagues Of Forgiveness is a relentless
holocaust of drums and grinding riffs that mercilessly bulldoze your
eardrums. The guitars when they slow down, which is rare, are
very bass heavy and deep sounding. They create a negative
atmosphere which is similar in mood to Necros Christos ceremonial
celebration of all things dark and unholy. The vocals gurgle with
layers and a haunting raspiness. The wailing, moaning guitar
notes of Unearthed Veins are married to distant vocal samples giving
the song a haunting quality. The riffs beef up and discordant
female vocals float across the song. Burning In Damnation Fires
uses a more measure tempo initially before completely exploding.
So the beginning passages remind me of an old school underground
death metal band with meaty rhythms and menacing grooves. Even
some Autopsy-esque morbidity surfaces around the 5:10 mark.
Eventually the music erupts into an intense gust of black
metal destruction. The sound of crackling flames and sinister
spiritual chants are wiped away by creeping guitars as Silence Of The
Great Martyrs gets under way. Unpolished buzzing riffs rise from
the gloom and purge your psyche of all hope. The blistering pace
of the drums is unrelenting and the mood of the song is inexorable.
It's like a black metal flamethrower that just spews searing
riffs that melt your flesh. As oppressive as that speed is, when
the track drops into doomy, lurching riffs you are practically
suffocated by the infernal weight of the song. Teitanblood's new
album, Death, is a bestial attack on the light and on life. This
album is like the fallout after a black metal explosion, nothing but
burnt riffs and ashen drums charring your soul.