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If this band ever manages to stabilize its internal makeup, it might find itself held closely to the hearts of symphonic black metal fans (or as we call them for short, poseurs) worldwide. Indeed, four of the five members on this recording have since flown the funereally draped coop, leaving guitarist/songwriter Eerie – a pseudonym which is anything but – the sole holdout for now. It’s a shame on many levels, because The Advent of Plague is a well written, capably performed and spotlessly produced record that can place handily alongside the best of Catamenia, Ancient and Dimmu Borgir. It makes no intimations of kvltdom, simply plugging along with lively 4/4 drumbeats and riffs that refuse to let themselves be buried by the de rigeur keyboard lines. It is an ethos that some of the bigger bands would do well to remember more often, actually, because once my intolerance for pompous, commercially ambitious prospects has reached its boilover point, this can just fall back on simply being an energetic metal record. Let’s hope we hear from these guys again in some way, shape or form.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Intro |
| 2. Conta Dei |
| 3. The Death Divine |
| 4. Heavens Damnation |
| 5. Lord of Phenomenia and Forms |
| 6. The Advent of Plague |
| 7. Extro |
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