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Teratism hails from the US
and was given birth to by a gathering of musicians who had previously played
with acts such as Anal Blast, Lorde Of All Desires, Mourning, Pentagoria and
Theatre Of The Macabre. After recording a couple of demos they attracted
attention from Root Of All Evil Records who decided to sign them. Their debut
EP "Ex Infernus" contains only three songs (and a live version of one of
them) which is a pity because it is hard to make an overall impression of the
band from so little material. However it is easy to notice that they have
found inspiration in the raw, brutal and primal sounds of Northern Europe from
the time when death metal was turning black metal thanks to bands like Mayhem
and Darkthrone. You will perhaps be a little surprised when sitting down to
listen to this album though if you have hear the devilish noise from
Darkthrone in your head because it starts off with a sacral choir intro that
could as well have been taken from the debut album of Tristania. Then the real
Teratism comes alive with a chaotic track called "Resurrection Denied". This
is the worst song of this mini album though but the live version actually
sounds more ferocious and vivid. The two tracks inbetween are quite similar in
style with somewhat minimalistic black metal that should give a nice listen
for all fans of cold northern black metal with tortured vocals. This is an
anti-christian black metal assault that should please those of you who enjoy
both old Morbid Angel and Darkthrone. It does however not introduce anything
even remotely innovative to the world.
| Tracklist |
1. Resurrection Denied |
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2. Hate 3. Children Of Scorn 4. Resurrection Denied |
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