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Codex Antitheus - Azaghal

Description: Artist: Azaghal / Audio CD released 2005-08-01 at Avantgarde

Newest Review: ... not the type of blasphemy they're usually so fond of). Even in the more traditional black metal songs, Narqath's guitars and ... more

... vocals have a distinctly fun quality to them, even when he restricts himself to growls rather than the clean singing that's arguably a weak point of songs like the otherwise excellent title track and the dull finale 'Sieluton,' and the presence of choruses in 'Agios O Baphomet' and elsewhere also makes this strikingly different from standard black metal. The drums are thankfully no longer programmed, and are perfect at maintaining the energy throughout, and special credit has to be paid to Narqath's great guitar solos...more

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Codex Antitheus - Azaghal: Any Excuse to Anger the Black Metal Snobs (419 words)
by Frankingsteins - written on 04.02.08 (Very useful, 27 readings)
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Doubtless, quite a few black metal fans will have been severely annoyed by this 2005 release from Azaghal, as the Finnish band incorporate elements of classic metal into their traditional black metal style to mixed results. Fortunately, my position on the fence leans significantly towards the eighties style that Azaghal incorporates to such entertaining effect here, and I'm able to consider the experimental merging of 'Kumarra Petoa' to be a work of flawed genius and one of the most entertaining songs I've heard recently, while others would condemn it as a blasphemy (and not the type of blasphemy they're usually so fond of). Even in the more traditional black ...

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