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Monetized Pagan Gods IV, by Jose Beausejour.

Black Metal devotees form a small but loyal and hard-core fan base, and anybody who has followed and enjoyed Jose Beausejour's Monetized Pagan Gods I, II, and III will probably go for number IV. Production values on this body of work are deliberately low-fidelity, an homage to pioneer Black Metal bands of the 1980s. "Vocals" and "lyrics" are almost separate entities; you need to read the lyrics because the vocals themselves are basically unintelligible, providing a true-to-the-genre marbles-in-the-mouth background that is swallowed whole by distorted guitar riffs and steamy percussion.

In terms of content, "IV" doesn't break a lot of new ground, but the "Pagan Gods" series trots out enough corpse-painted anti-everything feeling that Frenchman Beausejour's work won't be accused of any overt commercialism, as some critics complained was happening when he did his take of the Clash's "Rock the Casbah". Though the fidelity is garage-level, there are symphonic touches reminiscent of classic work from Emperor, and Beausejour manages to stay well-away from slavish allegiance to formulaic output of groups like the 1980's incarnation of Venom.

All-in-all, Monetized Pagan Gods IV should serve Beausejour's current fans well, with enough clever musicianship leftover to entice a few new fans.