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Audiopain: 1986
By ©Scarlet Metal & www.whoresofchaos.com
March 1,
2007
It all began with HAE, this group's former ever-morphing
project
before they settled into the blakk thrash band known as
Audiopain.
Although based in 80's style old school tradition,
minute
traces of their versatile musical past shine through pinholes,
only
to be extinguished by the predominating blakkness.
Sverre
Daehli possesses one of the most chilling thrash vox
in existence.
Imagine what an ice cold reptilian-alien demon hybrid
would sound
like..a creature conjured up by an obscure Tibetan
black lodge and
there you have it!
Take a deep breath, this is a metal expression of
the human condition
from it's ancient beginnings to it's end..in full
digital technicolor.
Overall, not a one dull moment from start to
finish.
Talons tear through the trapezius as the great winged beast
of
The Scourge (track one) hoists up the hardcore headbanger
"to
ride the winds of hell". Heavy metal saturated intro drama gives
way to
brutal arctic blast thrashing yet riffing remains surreal,
plentiful in
twists and turns in tempo..as unpredictable as the ride itself.
From
about 50 ft. the creature then drops the human as it rolls back
down
into the gutter only to land at the feet of the remotely
controlled
'Mechanic Commando'. Flashbacks of 'Demon Seed'/1977 sci-fi
film
and a few kicks to the human's ribs are it's first sobering
moments.
It feigns unconsciousness as the "the technocrats" view the
carnage
from their monitor screens.
As timeless and elusive as old
Jack (the Ripper) himself, the insatiable
homicidal hunger of 'The
Hunt' ensues. The pace is feeding frenzied,
with eternal thrashing
terror and pain being the nature of his game.
A relentless mid paced
march moves invisibly through the mist, as
the entity emerges once
again.. this time jumping into Apollyon
who gives an electrifying
wraithlike performance in 'Gospels From Hell'
before turning everything
divine into stone.
The whip cracks as it breaks into the deadly fast
paced gallop of
'Relinquished' giving way to writhing agony and
tortured vocals as it
skids and spins on the black ice. Brings to mind
'plastination',
the preservation process invented by Gunther Von
Hagens
in 1977. The technique was used on the dead humans of the
"art"
exhibitions of Dr.Von Hagens. 1977 was also the year
killer
Gary Gilmore donated his corneas before his
execution,
inspiring British punk rock band 'The Adverts'to write and
release
"Gary Gilmore's Eyes".Note that 1977 breaks down to a 6,
having
mentioned three times in this review = '666'.
Enter the slow paced intro procession of 'Glorious Beings'
et al, only
to be pushed off of the edge of the universe by His Royal
Madness
Sir Maniac, the Prince of serpents wearing a grin..who does
a
smashing good job on this grand finale. The most creative
and
exhilarating in atmosphere, also brilliantly composed and
executed.
A perfect ending to this blakkened arctic blast.
Highly recommended, and don't be misled by the title.
It
is definetly not entirely retro (80's).
1986: is the second release (reissue) of Audiopain.
Also
remastered and contains original artwork.
www.vendlus.com
Sverre Daehli: guitars, vocals
Bjarne Guntveit:
drums
Petter Barntsen : bass
Guest vocals by:
Apollyon (Aura
Noir, Dødheimsgard)
Maniac (Mayhem)
1. The Scourge
2. Mechanic Commando
3. The Hunt
4.
Gospels From Hell
5. Relinquished
6. Glorious
Beings
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