Tracklist:
1. Path of
His Majesty
2. In
Times of Heresy
3. Profanities
from the Void
4. Thorns
of Damnation
5. Chains
of the Fearless
6. A Fate
so Destined to Come
7. The
Fall of a God
8. Blasphemys
Throne
This is
the second full length album from the Swedish black metal band Azelisassath, whose line up has
fluctuated between a two man, and a one man project, this album however was a
solo effort from “Azelisassath” otherwise known as “Swartadauþuz”.
The first point
that that struck me about this album was the dark, croaky and often echoed
vocals of Azelisassath, which I felt were a little underused and deserved a
more prominent role within the album as they cast a cold melancholic shadow
that darkened the feel of the whole album. The second was the restrained use of synth,
that again just like the vocal work was underused, but when it was used to its
full potential as can be heard on the sixth track on the album A Fate so Destined to Come it added a
great deal to both the complexity and melancholy of the sound.
My key
problem with this album is that I felt as though I was listening to a drum
track that just happened to have some good riff, vocal and synth work attached.
The drums completely dominated the album, and forced everything else to the
back and left them struggling to be heard for the most part.
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