Global Domination – Audio Autopsy, juli 2010

Jag missade litegrann, men de verkade ändå tycka skivan håller ganska hög kvalitet.
Jag trodde ju att den skulle nå 8 hos GD.

Keep Of Kalessin: Reptilian

7.2/10

Lord K: The Norwegian Eurovision participants (or, wait… did they qualify?) return with “Reptilian”. Funny thing is that the (perhaps) Eurovision entry (“The dragon tower”) is the highlight of the album, not meaning that any of the other material is bad – coz it certainly isn’t. KOK’s a talented band without a doubt, and their somewhat black metal influenced music is a treat for anyone into well-composed material with impressive musicianship. They are not very tr00 though. 7

Kampfar: Keep Of Kalessin aren’t very necro, after all they tried to qualify for the awfulness known as Eurovision, but this doesn’t stop me from enjoying “Reptilian” quite fucking hard. Extreme-metal light at its best this. 8

The Duff: There are parts of “Reptilian” that send me over the edge, but the ideas these develop into sometimes fail me which is a real shame – I haven’t heard metal this captivating from many, and yet most of it isn’t even close to traditional black metal as I originally thought the band coined. It’s fresh, real addictive material that is honest, technical and just plain headbang-worthy. Some stale sections do kick in every once in a while, reminding me of run-of-the-mill melodeath/deathcore or whatever the fuck derivative sub-genre you can think of, but Keep of Kalessin may have won themselves a purchase for how eclectic and ingraining their music is. 8

Trauma: I thought this band was gonna be some power metal/folk metal. I was completely wrong and completely surprised. Quality black/whatever done with enviable energy. 7

CadenZ: Thrashened black metal, expertly crafted. Though the difference isn’t all that big, there’s more musicianship than soul on “Reptilian”, and that equation bodes not well in any genre, and especially not in BM. Still a very nice effort, and it might be a grower. 7

JD Provorse (guest): When they are being a thrash band, they make me want to bang my head like a madman. When they are being a black metal band, they are just thoroughly average. Extra nerd points for the band name, though. 6

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