Odd that I'd complain about a Norwegian black metal album leaving me 'cold', but that the best way to describe my reaction to this album. It works just fine in the faster tempos, but I detect a sense of aimlessness and boredom in the slower songs. No matter how many ways you rearrange the riffs, 10th generation Norwegian BM just sounds so lifeless. And is that a bad thing in black metal? Usually not, but....I don't know....could it be that I just don't like the album and can't quite put my finger on why? Maybe I'm just getting bored with mid-tempo black metal? Probably. The musicianship is excellent, and the attack ferocious, but, in the end, I guess I would rather go back and listen to my old Darkthrone albums or Mayhem.
Rating: 6.5 out of 10
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