Tracklist:
1. Frosten
knuger sjælen i
2. Et
sidste farvel
3.
Velkommen til dødsriget
This the
newly released debut EP from the independent Danish atmospheric/depressive
black metal project Afsky.
The album
begins with the rather odd track Frosten
knuger sjælen I graven (The frost clenching his soul in the grave) which
seems to blend elements of depressive black metal with some post, folk and even
traditional heavy metal to create what in actuality is a bit of slow let down.
Although this track does feature a good guitar solo that would feel at home on
a Celtic Frost record, it just stands
out awkwardly on this release.
The second
track on the album Et sidste farvel (One
last goodbye) is nothing to really rave over either, only in the case of this
track it suffered greatly from a lack of originality, ending up as a fairly
slow and ultimately aimless song that in my opinion didn’t really contribute a
great deal.
The last
track on the album however was great, it perfectly demonstrated the musical and
vocal capabilities of the band in a whirling storm of raw screams, blast beats
and mournful riffs. Velkommen til dødsriget (Welcome to dødsriget) is a superb track,
and definitely the highlight of this release.
Overall,
this is by no means ground-breaking material, and for the most part is sadly
rather dull, but it is partly redeemed by the EP’s last track.
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