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Meridian is a new
band from Geneva, Switzerland, that formed in the autumn of 1999. In early
2000 they recorded a mini album called "Daydream In The Postdementia
Millennium" that was well received by fans and media all over the world and
led to a contract with the French label Season Of Mist. It can't really be
argued that Norway is the home of black metal but there are more and more
bands who want to compete with the old masters. Some Norwegian bands have not
stopped developing but moved into some kind of post-black metal genre such as
Satyricon, Mayhem, DHG and Arcturus. These are bands who have created albums
that will be remembered as groundbreaking and unique monuments of the late
90's metal movement. Meridian are trying to ride on the wave of success and
to some degree they have accomplished this. Their music sounds like a brighter
mix of Emperor and newer Satyricon but with very few slower passages and some
twisted electronic sampling. There are some great groovy black metal on this
disc such as the second track "Immortal Ancestry" but it is still an album
that will be easily forgotten since it will be hidden in the shadows of the
great ones and does not really bring us anything new and fresh. Decent vocals
by Morgul's Jack D Ripper and a close to perfect production by Terje Refsnes
still makes it a fairly enjoyable release. I am still waiting for another
Coroner, Celtic Frost or Samael to come out of
Switzerland...
| Tracklist |
1. Fortune 2. Immortal |
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Ancestry 3. Deep Waters 4. Abraham Timecode 5. Dream To |
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The Sun 6. A Time For War 7. Sol Septem Meridian 8. |
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Absolute Research |
: 47.56
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