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║ Funeral_Fog-Channelling_Ancient_Shadows-2007-UTP ║
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║ ARTiST......: Funeral Fog ║
║ ALBUM.......: Channelling Ancient Shadows ║
║ TYPE........: Normal ║
║ GENRE.......: Black Metal ║
║ LABEL.......: Long Ago Records ║
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║ YEAR........: 2007 SOURCE...: CDDA ║
║ RiP.DATE....: 07-10-2011 GRABBER..: Exact Audio Copy v1.0 beta 1 ║
║ STREET.DATE.: 00-00-2007 ENCODER..: LAME v3.98.4 -V0 --vbr-new ║
║ CATALOG.....: LAR 009 QUALiTY..: 261kbpsavg 44.1kHz Joint Stereo ║
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║ 01 Nocturnal Realm 5:52 ║
║ 02 Curse Of The Immortal Tyrants 7:42 ║
║ 03 Dawn Of The Equinox 5:49 ║
║ 04 Land Of Eternal Darkness 6:09 ║
║ 05 Discordant 6:55 ║
║ 06 Fated Demise 5:32 ║
║ 07 Channelling Ancient Shadows 7:37 ║
║ 08 Under A Cold Trance 9:26 ║
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║ TOTAL SiZE.: 8 Files/111.5MB/55:02 min ║
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║ Never having heard anything from this band before now, and knowing ║
║ they were Canadian, I didnÆt have high hopes (in my opinion, little ║
║ noteworthy black metal has originated from said country, other than ║
║ the great Blasphemy, or maybe Frozen Shadows). Yet, this is one ║
║ consistently evil-sounding assault of black metal, in the vein of the ║
║ old-school masters. ║
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║ Mainly inspired by the ferocious, fast-paced thrash of æDe ║
║ MysteriisÆ-era Mayhem, or maybe old Dark Funeral, the album speeds ║
║ forward with a constant guitar fury, audible bass, and simplistic yet ║
║ effective drums. NokturnisÆ rasping vocals are somewhat high in the ║
║ mix, and the hollow, cavernus production is perfect for this sort of ║
║ vocal attack. Lyrically, things seem to be the typical black metal ║
║ rantings about eternal grimness and cold-themes, but it fits the ║
║ music. The guitar has a thick, heavy feel (maybe itÆs the bass thatÆs ║
║ helping?) for BM tremolo-picking, but does not stand in the way of ║
║ creating a cold, desolate soundscape. ║
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║ Stand-out tracks include ôCurse of the Immortal Tyrantsö and ║
║ ôChannelling Ancient Shadowsö, but the album is very consistent in ║
║ that all of the tracks, except the melancholic and ambient final ║
║ track, ôUnder a Cold Tranceö, are faster songs with just a few slowish ║
║ breaks, offering sparse variety. This creates a uniformly evil feel to ║
║ the album, one which I think most black metalheads will appreciate. ║
║ Boredom, however, never entered my mind while listening to Funeral Fog ║
║ àintense metal was my overall impression. I might note that there are ║
║ no keyboards or samples present, and I imagine they might have ║
║ destroyed this fine release if included. ║
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║ Overall, highly recommended for those that like old-school inspired, ║
║ fast and sick black metal. Just a few points knocked off for not being ║
║ original, but originality isnÆt always necessary to create a good ║
║ black metal album. ║
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