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/:: Artist :: Blackdeath ::\
:: Album :: Totentanz ::
:: Year :: 2016 ::
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:: . Genre :: Black Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: Heidens Hart Records R.date :: 11.01.2016 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: HH 124 Size :: 66,7 MB __::_
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. Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo .
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:: 01. Introduktion 02:30 ::
:: 02. Wenn der vierte Mond fΣllt 04:05 ::
:: 03. Totenburg 05:31 ::
:: 04. Der absolut B÷se 04:49 ::
:: 05. Bis zum Grabe 02:14 ::
:: 06. Die Tⁿrme 05:19 ::
:: 07. Posaunenruf 04:36 ::
:: 08. Blut und Asche 05:12 ::
:: 09. The Raised 03:27 ::
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:: Totentanz compiles material from BlackdeathÆs 2004 split ::
:: with Mortifera (Totentanz I) and 2005's split with ::
:: Leviathan (Totentanz II). According the band, the tracks on ::
:: both splits were written during and just after the ::
:: recording of 2004's Satan macht frei. If youÆve followed ::
:: BlackdeathÆs career at all, these track fit quite nicely ::
:: alongside that album. While the tracks presented here still ::
:: closely follow BlackdeathÆs early adherence to primitive ::
:: Darkthrone worship, it also shows the primordial spark of ::
:: the more cerebral, off-kilter approach that their later ::
:: material would move towards. ::
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:: Blackdeath has really come a long way from their humble ::
:: beginnings and Totentanz is a fine stop along the way. The ::
:: tracks on this compilation have been remastered and the ::
:: order has been shifted around, which the band claims gives ::
:: the release more continuity. Despite the fine remastering ::
:: job which lifts some of the fuzz from the original ::
:: recordings, the music still comes across as destructive and ::
:: primal as it did with the songs were first released. ::
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:: Darkthrone worship is the key element here, with fast paced ::
:: tremolo riffing that creates that classic, oft-maligned ::
:: buzz saw sound while the programmed drums blast along with ::
:: no abandon. Despite the adherence to second wave worship ::
:: and the raw, primal tone, BlackdeathÆs songwriting at this ::
:: point showed a bunch of serpentine twisting, often swerving ::
:: towards unexpected moments of depraved chord progressions. ::
:: The vocals are twisted, which in the past have drawn a lot ::
:: of criticism from not being saturated in effects, but the ::
:: gargling snarled delivery works quite well for the rabid ::
:: and unyielding sound the band brings. ::
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:: This is a fine opportunity for fans of the band to dig into ::
:: some tracks they may have missed, as both original split ::
:: albums have been long sold out. ItÆs not quite as frenetic ::
:: and intriguing as their current material, but itÆs a solid ::
:: chunk of nostalgia which shows their early second wave ::
:: worshiping beginning to morph into one of RussiaÆs most ::
:: dynamic black metal acts. ::
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