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02-05-2007
Watain: Sworn to the Dark
Review by ©Scarlet www.whoresofchaos.com

'Legions of The Black Light' slither under an intro of epic blakk Swedish magnificence
that gives way to an old school blakk n'roll groove of snake charming guitars
enhanced by a more death metal than blakk type of production.
Ravenous is the buzzing blakk metal whirl of 'Satan's Hunger' as it charges
forth in a relentless gallop towards the black sun.
'The Light That Burns The Sun' now blackens his heart and sets it afire
as he becomes one with the black flame.
'Sworn to the Dark' is liberation by a knife through the heart.
A drink from 'The Serpent's Chalice' transforms him into a god eternally,
entranced not by beauty but by 'Darkness and Death'. In the end the stars
are swallowed by 'Stellarvore', exploding and imploding into a massive classical
Saturnian splendor by way of a spectacular battery in pounding choral doom.
The excellence of lyrics, instrumentation and composition are a worthy tribute
to a dark god.

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E. Danielsson - vocals, bass ( live session Dissection , ex Fucking Funeral, Bloodsoil)
P. Forsberg - guitar
H. Jonsson - drums
Set Teitan - live guitar (session bass/Bloodline, ex Dissection, ex Aborym,
ex Spiritual Ceremony)
A. Live Bass (ex Undercroft, Hostile Reaction, Execrator)

Tracks:
1. Legions of The Black Light
2. Satan's Hunger
3. Withershins
4. Storm of The Antichrist
5. The Light That Burns The Sun
6. Sworn To The Dark
7. Underneath The Cenotaph
8. The Serpent's Chalice
9. Darkness And Death
10.Dead But Dreaming
11.Stellarvore