Blue Miasma (Blue Miasma - Krieg)

Member Name: Frankingsteins

Product:	Blue Miasma - Krieg
Date:	02/09/08 (13 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Atmospheric.

Disadvantages: Slow and dull.

The final album from beloved American black metal band Krieg is quite a disappointment, especially following the band's extremely aggressive and nihilistic output comparable to the best of the Norwegian scene.

'Blue Miasma' is, on the whole, slower, duller and more melodic, with riffs plodding on and on against what sounds like gothic rock percussion until the musicians get bored. There are a couple of aggressive moments in songs such as 'Who Shall Stand Against Me?,' 'Scars Brought into Question' and 'The Forest Beneath the Sea,' but for the most part this is pretty mundane and severely lacking in energy.

The mental deterioration of vocalist Imperial was well-documented at the time, but here he sounds more pitiable than anything, not really giving it his all in the black metal screams. There are some nice doom metal moments, more a sign of the band slowing down than anything else, so it's at least nice to see that the slowing down wasn't entirely without merit.

1. The Great Beast Trembled in Nightmare
2. Who Shall Stand Against Me?
3. The Blue Mist
4. Under an Uncaring Moon
5. The Sick Winds Stir the Cold Dawn
6. And Now the End
7. Lingering Doubt
8. Hallucinations in Deep Corruption
9. Every Wound Burned
10. An Empty Room, a Forgotten Funeral
11. The Master's Voice
12. Scars Brought into Question
13. The Forest Beneath the Sea

Summary: Krieg's fifth album (2006).