Under The Sign Of Hell - Gorgoroth

As 'Revelation of Doom' opens, the listener is blasted with a wall of intense black metal fury, the likes of which I haven't previously heard outside of Behemoth. This makes for an intense listening experience, but also a somewhat irritating one, as the hammering drums do actually sound a lot like hammers. This is black metal cacophony at its best, impressive in the short term but potentially infuriating in the long run, and fortunately Gorgoroth calms down after a couple of songs to return to a slightly more melodic style from 'Funeral Procession' onwards. This album fortunately isn't merely concerned with hostility, experimenting with chanting vocals in ...  Read the complete review