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Slagmaur: Svin
Review
by ©Scarlet Metal & www.whoresofchaos.com
October
6, 2007
Slagmaur marks the return of pure hate
summoned ashore, after over a decade of raging
in the blackest depths
of a northern sea. Evoking the essence of an amorphous indestructible
wrath, 'Nekk Brekk Support' slowly marches forth descending in a hypnotic
spiralling fog
as it pervades and electrifies the air in homage to
early Burzum. A succession of shrill
discordant eerie keyboard notes signal the night terror of 'Skrell Skjær Svin' in
a
terrifying lullabye to a despicable whimpering traitor
of a man reduced to a porcine
nemesis hogtied. One by one, each enemy
is violently wrenched out of pleasant slumber,
only to be led into the
nightmare of inevitable slaughter by 'Skrekk Slegg Slag'.
The carnage of the wraithlike phantoms battles on by
command of their vengeful masters
in a pounding march to 'Heng Them
Høyt'. In a layer of frost, the remains of enemies
are hung on ice
covered branches as they
sway to and fro' in the punitive maelstrom of
cold whirring instrumentation. An eternity of mental
anguish, ever recurring hallucinations
and inexplicable horrific
darkness overcome the betrayers thus destroying the equilibrium
of
their collective mind in
the final track 'Will Sher Svain'.
Much is to be said for the authenticity
of hatred which served as a catalyst in the
creation of this powerful
music. The violent underlying current of this release enraptures
and
mesmerizes. Overall sound and atmosphere is completely unique to
Slagmaur,
although influences of Norwegian second wave black ambient metal
predominate.
Slagmaur is General Gribbsphiiser, Åtselgribb and LT
Wardr.
Svin: demo 2006
1. Nekk Brekk Support
2. Skrell Skjær
Svin
3. Skrekk Slegg Slag
4. Heng Them Høyt
5. Will Sher
Svain
'Svin' is the first chapter of the Three Protocols of Fosen,
released on the German label Black Hate Productions.
This
album is the newer darker remix of the original.
The extraordinary
cover art is by Robert Hoyem.
Official site: www.slagmaur.com
Label: Black
Hate Productions/Germany
Norwegian distribution: Brekk Nekk
Records
official myspace: http://www.myspace.com/slagmaur
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