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Blodhemn - (Vengeance in Blood) - H7 - 7 Track Album - Indie Recordings - Released 10th November 2014

 

 

 

Blodhemn – (Vengeance in Blood)

H7

7 Track Album

Indie Recordings

Released 10th November 2014

 

 

Superb Album - Out now!

 

Written for Metal Gods Meltdown

 

Blodhemn – Fedje, Norway

 

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/Blodhemnnorway

 

Genre: Black Metal                                        Blodhemn Interview

 

Biography:

“Since its inception in 2004 Blodhemn has been working tirelessly to further the sound of Black Metal, and after the E.P “Brenn Alle Bruer” and debut album “Holmengraa”, both critically acclaimed, the Norwegian one-man band is now preparing to unleash yet another untitled sophomore effort on Indie Recordings. In support of the record due out in November 2014 and proud to confirm the first ever European tour as direct support to the legendary Norwegian black metal band, Mayhem!”

 

Flammenes_Virke – Real Flames

In a tumultuous fanning of flames and indeed vitriolic pounding the menace is spewed forth in a form of black metal fever! The hearty rhythms burn the hefty meat that resides on its bones, but not for long! Its’ edgy and erupts with a keen vigour to exhaust its dark energy. The increasing beats never submit to the ferocious vocal squalls that are damming and equally dynamic!

 

Slettet_Av_Tid – Erased by Time

Offering an eerie ambient flare of gnawing riffs and harsh resounding vocal squalor the track carves and sculpts its familiar black metal path into the dirt. The hooks are toxic and intense, as you would expect. The grazing vocals penetrate the aural while the drumming beats its way to a frenzied and turbulent conclusion.

 

Evig_Heder – Eternal Glory

This is a rather threatening track that looms with formidable and exciting riffs coupled with a potent rhythm that will have heads bobbing up and down in unison to the tracks feisty presence! It engages with a hearty roar of vocals that push through the thick structure and impacts severely! Sung with conviction, and satisfyingly rewarding!

 

Veiten

Taking a slow step, but with large strides, the drama unfolds as it builds to a magnitude of unruly riffs that lock and enthral with stunning conviction. Enhanced by a lurid vocal enticement and flourishes with a meaty bass hook that is crafted to sheer perfection. The rhythms have instant appeal thus creating total addictive scourge.

 

Åndenes_Ansikt – Spirits Face

Slow to move, but creates an immense anticipation on proceedings. It can be described as almost hypnotic in delivery. It triumphs through the vicious vocal breath that demands full on attention. Adding further sustenance to it are deep hungry riffs and tempered beats that are thoroughly enjoyable to witness along with a stabbing groove element that obliterates with very distinct qualities.

 

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“You have exactly 41:01 playing time to thoroughly engage and focus on this dominating masterpiece!”

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Fandesvenn

Adding an all-out aggressive brawl into their black metal madness comes this track. Its striking guitar riffs are mesmerising and infectious! The vocal causticity carves a wedge from the ears and ploughs right through! Radiating a menacing encounter of which it also can boast a quickening tempo that explodes effortlessly and completely overwhelms.

 

Holmengraa

Quite an absorbing number that possesses the emotions as it combines snarling vocal and constantly delivers a coaxing rhythm, fired with expressive beats that thump proudly through-out the track. The balance is thrown off kilter from its quickening tempo to one of slower origin, however it weaves evocatively, and casts dark shadows over the ears, but never loses its focus.

 

Summary:

Providing an unwavering balance of fast and slow paced tracks, however all of them are contenders for offering some form of excitement ad anticipation, it isn’t all one way with Blodhemn.

 

Although their music could not be anything other than Svart Metal, it indeed hosts superb unpredictable qualities that really warrant further investigations. Some points within the album Evig_Heder and Fandesvenn imparticular, pushes the rasping tendencies to the limit! Rapturous and malevolent with virulent punches of rhythm and intense to the end! While Holmengraa – still dark, offers a sinister disturbance and stalks with predation and agitation.

 

You may have noticed that the translations are not forthcoming on three of the tracks on the album and this I feel that maybe Norwegian slang may have been used here, I could be wrong, but Blodhemn is calling the shots, so it is in our best interests to ‘just listen’ and make the most out of what we perceive as the album plays out.

 

So in all quite a devilish album that houses equal amounts of hostility and a slightly warmer embrace. Ignites serious emotions for the listener, it goes out in a scintillating blaze of glory, just as it came in.

 

You have exactly 41:01 playing time to thoroughly engage and focus on this dominating masterpiece.

 

9½/10

 

Track List:

Flammenes_Virke

Slettet_Av_Tid

Evig_Heder

Veiten

Åndenes_Ansikt

Fandesvenn

Holmengraa

 

Members:

Invisus - All studio instruments and Vocals

Dan - Live Drums

Hauk - Live Bass

Ånneland - Live Guitar

 

 

 

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