Nethermancy appears in 1996 at the hands J.A. from
Decayed, that mythical Portuguese Black Metal institution, along with a series
of comrades from the Portuguese Heavy Metal scene. After a few entrances and
exits, the band is currently composed of J.A., Angel-O (from Velório) and Aion
(Pedro Pedra, from Grog), and "Worship Evil Sacrifice" is a beautiful
blast of Old-school Black Metal. I am pleased to know that, once again, the band returns,
as we have become accustomed, to keep the spirit of the Old-school Black Metal
alive, bluntly, without modern approaches! To mention that Pedra’s vocals are,
once again, the element that catches my attention the most: they are
"old" in a good sense, obviously. This is one of the beauties of the
band: they go old school without any effort, essentially because they are the
musicians they are, with the bases that are more than known to them. In
summary: Old School people, doing Old School Music!
Black Metal, fast and lacerating, melodious and majestic.
And majestic is also the work created by Angel-O on the keys, proving that this
instrument does not draw a gram of energy and strength to the sound of the
band. "Mood Fo Ssroc" is one of those tracks that is as valid today
as it would have been 30 years ago... This is Black Metal, you bastards! Slow &
dense, fast & agonizing. Do not expect, as stated earlier, that the band
presents you with a modern version of Black Metal, no! Wait exactly the
opposite! Wait For Bathory, Samael, Master's Hammer... wait for the golden age
of Black Metal, Black and Heretical! At a time when we see artists insisting on a raw and
primitive version of the genre, an icy minimalism, it is equally pleasing to
note that there are still those who make it back to the basic sound of the
genre, so dear to so many. A track like "Death Sermon" is a perfect
example on how to create something classic today and was not for production we
would easily be confused with a '90s Black Metal album. What else to say? Little more: classic sound, in 2023, of
immense quality, coming from people who understand the genre and how it should
be played! Blast it loud!
Comentários
Enviar um comentário