Iskalde Morket
The Reincarnation
13 Track Album
Released 15th March 2014
The newly released album by Iskalde Morket
Iskalde Morket – Norfolk
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Genre: Ambient Black disease
ridden Metal with punk doom influences!
John Rogers is a total enigma.
From darkest Norfolk he keeps pushing boundaries until you think they
cannot be pushed any further and then throws a thirteen track album out that
surpasses expectations.
With the help of fellow musicians Tim Burden and Mark Thaxter, I can’t
help but think this is one superbly mixed up genre, so everyone gets something!
In pursuit of pleasure the album kicks off with The Precipice – a dark ambient little number with fuzzy distortion
and whispered voices, enough to give anyone a nice stark chill down the spine
and lasting over six minutes.
Wolf Phallus holds a more textured layer of guitar and drums with a chugging
effect of doom although a little more up tempo than one would expect from a
black metal genre, however the vocals, ah yes the vocals, without a doubt are
superbly gnarly.
Now to the tongue in cheek title Sinking Ships and Hardships. Never far away from the distortion and
chugging guitars with the harsh whispered growls it certainly makes for a good
listen.
The highly delightful samples on Isildurs Bane, are fiery and extreme
with a lot of powerful edged drumming to accompany the vocal ensemble.
Like a punch to the groin I
am Vesuvius kicks off with a more punk vocal and exploding drum beats
lasting for a meagre one minute and two seconds.
Bludgeoning beats and harshness abound for Anak Krakatau. Exploring
once more the vocal dexterity of John Rogers, who I am amazed has not ruptured
his spleen!
Another interesting title Straight
Edge Fucks and Krewsh Cunts – brutality at its best! Fast and ferocious, it
will have you salivating from the attack as it rampages through the speakers
and right into the aural.
The Troo Kvilt Elite – A mix of gnarliness and clean vocal with a battering of drums
that again lasts so little time, to fully bask in its splendour.
Stoners Pot Palace – my favourite title and track on the album. This bristles with twisting and alluring
sounds that have me reaching for the replay button on my now wilting computer. It
holds a supreme rhythm and is antagonistic to its stunning end. Back to repeat!
Post F2A Blues – again with a vocal change to a more punk influence this fires on
all gas cylinders and rampages through the entirety of its one minute twenty
seven seconds.
This track is also genius with Tim on vocals. We Hate the Humans - Another raucous and vicious onslaught is to be
experienced as the fast pace catches you and wipes you into oblivion. Pay
particular attention to the drumming that hard beat is just so mesmerising!
The title track The
Reincarnation starts off with some intriguing beguiling beats and distorted
guitar, but for me the gruesome vocals from John rein the track back to its
black metal roots, and yet I can hear the early Sabbath influence on this and
yes it is another favourite! – but maybe because it lasts longer than just over
a minute! Rhythmically sweet!
The final track The 13th
Desecration of Golgotha is doom laden with ambiance in abundance. Slow and
winding it reminds me of a snake. Unveiling a fiendish side with its harsh in
your face drum beat and in the background the gargling can be heard, although
Tim is back with his urgent frenzied vocal and suddenly the pace hot’s up –
this is a wicked track to finish on as it just taunts and sticks two fingers up
at mankind. They do indeed hate the
humans!
To Sum up:
This album really does surpass expectations. Its gnarly mass of
vocals embed themselves in the psyche never to be forgotten with the clever
addition of clean but urgent punk vocal, all washed down with black ambiance
and metal chugs enriched with ferocious rhythms and slow plodding doom.
A very entertaining ritual of madness can be experienced when
listening to Iskalde Morket. It is indeed the brain child of John Rogers
nobody else could produce such hard core mastery.
Really basking in this one! So for lovers of black metal, hints of
punk and stoner doom this is definitely worth a listen or six.
5/5
Track List:
The Precipice
Wolf Phallus ft. Tim Burden & Mark Thaxter
Sinking Ships and Hardships
Isildurs Bane
I am Vesuvius ft. Mark Thaxter
Anak Krakatau
Straight Edge Fucks and Krewsh Cunts
The Troo Kvilt Elite ft. Tim Burden
Stoners Pot Palace
Post F2A Blues ft. Mark Thaxter
We Hate the Humans ft. Tim Burden
The Reincarnation ft. Tim Burden
The 13th Desecration of Golgotha ft. Tim Burden &
Mark Thaxter
Member:
John Rogers- Vocals, Guitars, Drum Programing, Bass, and Ambience.
Guest appearances by Tim Burden and Mark Thaxter
