It’s black metal time, let’s go!! I’m excited because this latest offering Мрьтвоземъ from Vspolokh is the stuff I bet your nightmares are made of. This third studio album contains riffs that evoke the cold darkness of winter and the like. Ironically, this is the stuff that gets me warm.
From the beginning, ” Шићиръ” was the runaway favorite, all flipped tables and bit necks! Relax, none of that happened. But still, pretty cool, huh? The thing I really dig about this band is the feeling that the hunter killers are coming like it’s The Terminator. From here we go to the one-two punch of “Киалимская падь” and ” Инзер”. This last one wound up being a favorite because it’s just so cold and dark that I love it. Again, the colder and darker the music is, the happier this scribe is.
“Юрма” starts out with a little gear shift before embracing its proper black metalness. Then closer “Шићиръ” brings us on a bit of an atmospheric journey before going full bore into that dark and heavy world that we thrive on.
All told Mertvozem / Мрьтвоземъ is a great record. Just in time for the end of the year darkness via Purity Through Fire, so get on that with a quickness, Jackson!!
Standout Tracks: “Инзер”, “Шићиръ”, “Шићиръ” “Касли”.