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Castrum is a highly unusual death metal band. First of all
they are from Uzhgorod in the Ukraine (don't confuse them with the Croatian
black metal band with the same name) and second they play a very unique form
of death metal with a strong gothic touch that is even further accentuated by
their interest in medieval history. The band has been active since 1994 and
are pretty well known on the extreme metal scene in Eastern Europe. Prior to
this their debut cd release they have recorded three demos and one cassette
for Metal Force Records. The music of Castrum is very technical and melodic at
times but they are definitely brutal and extreme and not moving towards a
Scandinavian melodic death metal sound. They should try to focus more on the
unique melodies and groovy song structures in the future because they have
found themselves a distinct sound of their own. Unfortunately they don't let
it come through as much as I'd like them to on this album and thus this is
really no more than a well performed and well produced brutal death metal
release but not a very generic one. Perhaps they could delve deeper into their
own native history next time because the old history of Russia / Ukraine is a
very rich one. Stand-out tracks: "Hatenourisher", "Source Of
Hate".
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1. Hatenourisher 2. |
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Painful Sighs In Castrum 3. Book Of Malediction 4. Brand |
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5. Night Of Saint-Bartholomew 6. Unprecedented Torture 7. |
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Source Of Hate 8. Rapid Death |
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