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In combining Venom-like
songs with that raw, distant production, fellow Canadians Underlord seem to
have accomplished what they set out to do: bring back the old-school! Though
it took a couple of minutes, I got into these 10 songs for what they are. The
Venom vibe is strong in "Apocryphal Murmurs", and in the riffing of "Cycle
Of Epochs", a song I found myself strangely addicted to. That's not
something that happens often anymore, but such is the nature of Celtic Frost,
Hellhammer and now these 3 Canucks: the hook is there! I also pick up a lot of
"Initium"-era Samhain in the music here; could be the distorted bass, could
be the riffs like in the chorus of "At Satan's Behest", or it could be the
dreadful feelings of the slower moments like in "The Blooded Helm". I
suppose that some of the content is part of the Canadian musical culture,
seeing as we spawned seminal acts like Razor, Sacrifice, Disciples Of Power
and Slaughter. A little speed metal, a little horror punk and a little black
metal add up to a pretty cool listen, and will surely see Underlord fans in
many different music scenes. FAVORITE TRACKS: "Cycle Of Epochs", "The
Warlock", "Reign Of The Elders".
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Kings 2. Feast Of The Revenant 3. War Of The Tyrants 4. |
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Apocryphal Murmurs 5. The Warlock 6. Cycle Of Epochs 7. |
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At Satan's Behest 8. The Blooded Helm 9. Reign Of The Elders |
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10. Raven |
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