Tracklist:
1. Deadsex
2. Fresh Flesh
3. The Last Supper
4. Tower of Tortured Ones
5. Interlude
6. Charnel
This is
the second demo from the very short lived French Les Légions Noires black metal
band Black Murder which was formed of
‘Vorlok Drakksteim’ on bass and vocals, ‘Vordb’ providing drum work and ‘Wlad
Drakkstein’ on guitars. Both Vorlok Drakksteim and Wlad Drakkstein are both
former members of famed Les
Légions Noires black metal project Vlad
Tepes.
Being well
aware of the reputation for the production of incredibly raw black metal that
the Les Légions Noires period had I was prepared for what this demo would throw
at me, which turned out to be six tracks of pure hatred.
What the
demo lacks in originality, or even technical skill for that matter, it makes up
for in unrepentant ferocity with buzzsaw guitars, powerful drumming and vocals
that honestly cannot be explained in words. Surprisingly this demo also manages
to create a rather unnerving atmosphere at times, similar to that found in the
work of projects like Silencer.
This is by
no means the best that French black metal has to offer, but it is still well
worth a listen for fans of true cold raw black metal who like their vocals as
cold and snowy as a week old corpse in the Arctic Circle. 
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