lista zespołów Black Metal Yskelgroth Unholy Primitive Nihilism

Spain is the land that bred bands such as Proclamation and Teitanblood, playing black metal that is closer to Canadian war metal stalwarts Blasphemy and the likes. It is curious then how Yskelgroth will fare, coming out from the lands of bands that have already made their mark in the international extreme metal underground.

The intro paints a promising picture for the album, afflicting the album with a haunting atmosphere and a distorted scream/howl at the background, almost like a scene out of a horror movie. With Morbid Dwell, Yskelgroth begins their real onslaught with punishing hits on the drums and with the crazed vocals coming in, a fusion of howls and growls. The chords pulled out by the guitarists, combined with the synthesizers at the background paint an epic picture, leaving the listener hardly any space to breathe at all. However, there are also times when the synthesizer arrangements provide an almost emotional atmosphere, such as on Ascension on the Naught, with the sudden slowdown in the tempo of the music and the increased emphasis on the overall mood in the music.

The onslaught of all the instruments combined provide such heavy listening that it takes several listens to really enjoy the full experience, where riffs are often hidden behind the the individual instruments fused together, along with the tormented vocals to form some sort of an organized chaos. The band further experiments with vocal effects such as on the outro of I Deny, with a crazed whispering before fading out to silence, leaving the listener frozen to their seats, anticipating what's to come next. The guitars too, make use of various effects and techniques to ensure that listeners are kept on the edge, such as the feedback towards the end of Blackest of Blackness, before breaking back to their usual madness. In addition, the guitar effects on the beginning of In Blood I Reign reminds listeners of the introduction to Impiety's Worshipers... album, one that could almost send the listener into vertigo. With the same haunting ambient, the band ends the album suitably with the outro track.

The lead guitar lines are mixed such that they sound as if they are distant, therefore requiring the listener to really focus in order to listen to what's going on. While it puts a nice effect to the overall experience, it could cause slight disappointment for those who do not have enough patience or focus to listen to the underlying guitar lines. Songs such as Patterned Untruth also have unconventional songwriting style, with the band playing at odd time signatures, leaving the listener scratching his head at times.

While overall the music is conventional black metal with death metal influences, the various underlying lead guitar lines and synthesizers that are littered throughout the album add an overall nice touch to the music, if one bothers taking the time and effort to listen and appreciate the album.