Music: Black Metal
Website: http://www.darkfuneral.se
Country: Sweden
Duration: 46:58 (9 songs)
Cool Songs: “Birth Of The Vampyr,” “My Funeral,” “Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus”
Dark Funeral spare no filler when it comes to getting the party started. At the crack of the drums The End Of The Human Race gets underway and gosh, its pretty pestilential. A hornets nest of rapidfire percussion buzzes from your speakers as Emperor Caligula, arguably one of the finest vocalists to ever preach the black metal gospel, proceeds on his diabolical diatribe that supposedly eradicates all life from earth. Once the song flits by in minutes, the quintet are at it again with brute force for The Birth Of the Vampyr before spicing their aural dish using thick riffs and a smidgen of (gasp!) melody on Stigmata. The two hit combo of My Funeral and the title track prove a gruesome twosome, the former a creepy anthem creaking under the weight of the churning guitars, the latter an all out barrage that seeks to batter down Christianitys last remnants.
Much to the listeners dismay, the album hits a tedious stretch on the ensuing numbers past the staid Demons Of Fire and the pace doesnt redeem itself until In My Dreams gets the venom burning once more. Closer My Latex Queen doesnt exactly do the band justice, but for an almost 20 year old black metal unit, Dark Funeral remain a refreshing listen. No other batch of gladiators in the extreme metal league epitomize the Christ-hating aesthete better than these Swedes. Forgiving the b-movie cover art (basically a mug shot of Satan surveying a decimated landscape), the production is hairya certain Jonas Kjellgren of Scar Symmetry did the superficial mixing hereand the band are in fine form throughout, be it Emperor Caligulas tortured wails, Lord Ahrimans six string meat grinder, or Dominators percussion frenzy. Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus may not be the second coming of the Anti-Christ, but it sure burns like syphilis.
note: 8/10
Tracklist
1. The End Of The Human Race
2. The Birth Of The Vampyr
3. Stigmata
4. My Funeral
5. Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus
6. Demons Of Fire
7. Declaration of Hate
8. In My Dreams
9. My Latex Queen
Line-up
Emperor Maggus Caligula- Vocals
Lord Ahriman- Guitar
Chack Mol- Guitar
B-Force- Bass
Dominator- Drums
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