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The French Malleus Maleficarum was formed in 1997, following
the demise of a death / thrash metal act called Autopsy (wow, did they come up
with that name entirely on their own...?). In 1999 they recorded their one and
only demo "Heic Noenum Pax" which took them to where they are today namely
on the Adipocere sublabel Oaken Shield. "Taedium Vitae" is their second
album and since this is my very first encounter with the band I can not really
tell you what kind of progression there has been since their debut release.
What I can tell you is that this is not music for those of you who are
faint-hearted because this is some of the most brutal black metal there is.
The music of Malleus Maleficarum contains a little bit of this and that. Early
Marduk pops up as one possible reference but the dark, ominous riffs of
Deicide are also evident in several songs. "Deskrating Graves" contains a
few Slayer-ish riffs as well. This is definitely not a bad record but then
again the band doesn't bring the world anything new either. The best song is
actually "Aesma Daeva" where they step outside their traditional black metal
concept for a while to create something that sticks out. Nothing
groundbreaking or unique that will stick to my mind once the year is over but
still a decent release worth checking out if raw, primal black metal from the
old school is your thing. It is always nice and relaxing to hear something
familiar, right?
| Tracklist |
1. Intro 2. |
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Bleeding Runes 3. L'Hymne Au Corbeau 4. Aesma Daeva 5. |
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Lord Of War 6. Ancient Blood 7. Desekrating Graves 8. |
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Omen Of The Moon 9. Outro |
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