Blodhemn
– (Vengeance in Blood)
H7
7
Track Album
Indie
Recordings
Released
10th November 2014
Superb Album - Out now!
Written
for Metal Gods Meltdown
Blodhemn
– Fedje, Norway
Links:
Genre: Black Metal
Biography:
“Since its inception in 2004 Blodhemn
has been working tirelessly to further the sound of Black Metal, and after the
E.P “Brenn Alle Bruer” and debut album “Holmengraa”, both critically acclaimed,
the Norwegian one-man band is now preparing to unleash yet another untitled
sophomore effort on Indie Recordings. In support of the record due out in
November 2014 and proud to confirm the first ever European tour as direct
support to the legendary Norwegian black metal band, Mayhem!”
Flammenes_Virke – Real Flames
In a tumultuous fanning of flames and indeed vitriolic pounding the
menace is spewed forth in a form of black metal fever! The hearty rhythms burn
the hefty meat that resides on its bones, but not for long! Its’ edgy and
erupts with a keen vigour to exhaust its dark energy. The increasing beats
never submit to the ferocious vocal squalls that are damming and equally
dynamic!
Slettet_Av_Tid – Erased by Time
Offering an eerie ambient flare of gnawing riffs and harsh
resounding vocal squalor the track carves and sculpts its familiar black metal
path into the dirt. The hooks are toxic and intense, as you would expect. The
grazing vocals penetrate the aural while the drumming beats its way to a
frenzied and turbulent conclusion.
Evig_Heder – Eternal Glory
This is a rather threatening track that looms with formidable and
exciting riffs coupled with a potent rhythm that will have heads bobbing up and
down in unison to the tracks feisty presence! It engages with a hearty roar of
vocals that push through the thick structure and impacts severely! Sung with
conviction, and satisfyingly rewarding!
Veiten
Taking a slow step, but with large strides, the drama unfolds as it
builds to a magnitude of unruly riffs that lock and enthral with stunning
conviction. Enhanced by a lurid vocal enticement and flourishes with a meaty
bass hook that is crafted to sheer perfection. The rhythms have instant appeal
thus creating total addictive scourge.
Åndenes_Ansikt – Spirits Face
Slow to move, but creates an immense anticipation on proceedings. It
can be described as almost hypnotic in delivery. It triumphs through the vicious
vocal breath that demands full on attention. Adding further sustenance to it
are deep hungry riffs and tempered beats that are thoroughly enjoyable to
witness along with a stabbing groove element that obliterates with very
distinct qualities.
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“You have exactly 41:01 playing time
to thoroughly engage and focus on this dominating masterpiece!”
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Fandesvenn
Adding an all-out aggressive brawl into their black metal madness
comes this track. Its striking guitar riffs are mesmerising and infectious! The
vocal causticity carves a wedge from the ears and ploughs right through!
Radiating a menacing encounter of which it also can boast a quickening tempo
that explodes effortlessly and completely overwhelms.
Holmengraa
Quite an absorbing number that possesses the emotions as it combines
snarling vocal and constantly delivers a coaxing rhythm, fired with expressive
beats that thump proudly through-out the track. The balance is thrown off
kilter from its quickening tempo to one of slower origin, however it weaves evocatively,
and casts dark shadows over the ears, but never loses its focus.
Summary:
Providing an unwavering balance of fast and slow paced tracks,
however all of them are contenders for offering some form of excitement ad
anticipation, it isn’t all one way with Blodhemn.
Although their music could not be anything other than Svart Metal, it
indeed hosts superb unpredictable qualities that really warrant further
investigations. Some points within the album Evig_Heder and Fandesvenn imparticular,
pushes the rasping tendencies to the limit! Rapturous and malevolent with virulent
punches of rhythm and intense to the end! While Holmengraa – still dark, offers a sinister disturbance and stalks
with predation and agitation.
You may have noticed that the translations are not forthcoming on
three of the tracks on the album and this I feel that maybe Norwegian slang may
have been used here, I could be wrong, but Blodhemn
is calling the shots, so it is in our best interests to ‘just listen’ and make
the most out of what we perceive as the album plays out.
So in all quite a devilish album that houses equal amounts of
hostility and a slightly warmer embrace. Ignites serious emotions for the
listener, it goes out in a scintillating blaze of glory, just as it came in.
You have exactly 41:01 playing time to thoroughly engage and focus
on this dominating masterpiece.
9½/10
Track List:
Flammenes_Virke
Slettet_Av_Tid
Evig_Heder
Veiten
Åndenes_Ansikt
Fandesvenn
Holmengraa
Members:
Invisus
- All studio instruments and Vocals
Dan
- Live Drums
Hauk
- Live Bass
Ånneland - Live Guitar
