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The Lord is back at it! Southern Lord, that is. They've again licensed a fantastic Black Metal release from a European label (Norma Evangelium Diaboli and AJNA Records this time around) and unleashed it on the United States. Don't be mistaken, Kénôse kills. Deathspell Omega is a group of skilled Black Metal practitioners from France, of all places, and they slay without worrying about being tr00, kvlt, or even n3cr0, to quote the kids. This is avantgarde Black Metal the way it should be played -- with prowess, feeling, darkness, imagination, and clearly creativity. The album opens with something akin to Earth's latest offering from The Lord ("Hex: Or Printing in the Infernal Method") in its sparse, clean tone. What follows is brutality and sheer musical excellence. At several points on the album, some of the most recent Prog-Death vibe of Opeth is recalled, alternating with and dominated by the more common, pummeling, Grim tidings of the genre. Deathspell Omega have largely flown under the radar for most of us, no doubt, but this release should hopefully garner the band a lot of much deserved attention. Heap the highest praise 'pon these fellows for they are deserving, particularly for making highly listenable music. Perhaps the void left by Immortal can now be more than filled. Watch out for the next full length as this EP will easily tide you over to whatever is lurking around the corner from Deathspell Omega. Perhaps not so simply put, this is what Opeth would sound like if they were a Black Metal band. Oh, and not pretentious.
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| 3. III |
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