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░ ██ ██ Artist: Argath ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Societatis Draconistrarum █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2005 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2017-04-15 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Black Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Grey Inertia Productions ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Finally, after much waiting, we get a full-length █
█ album from the mighty Argath, Finland's best █
█ fucking Black Metal band. We, the faithful fans, █
█ have been waiting a long time for the much-delayed █
█ release of a real album, and damned if it wasn't █
█ worth the wait. █
█ If you are a fan of Argath already, you should █
█ know that this is the fulfillment of every scrap █
█ of promise their demos ever gave. If you don't █
█ know this excellent band, then you need to get █
█ ahold of this right away. In style Argath are both █
█ easy and hard to describe, because I can easily █
█ say they are like a more melodic version of early █
█ Emperor with some Celtic Frost thrown in, but that █
█ doesn't really cover it. What I love about Argath █
█ is that they are vicious and aggressive, but they █
█ have a very sharp songwriting style and always █
█ keep the changes coming in every song. They never █
█ belabor an idea to death, but they give it just █
█ enough play to be cool without wearing out. Argath █
█ are not married to the tremolo, and their riffs █
█ are actually very chunky and catchy, yet they █
█ maintain that Finnish knack for melody that is █
█ simply inescapable. This album is not █
█ speed-obsessed, and there are a lot of slower █
█ parts and midpaced interludes, but these are just █
█ as cool as the faster parts due to that haunting █
█ melodic dash that is like a Finnish trademark. █
█ Vocals are harsh, of course, but vary from rasp to █
█ growl, and so do not get boring either. █
█ This is just a first-rate album, and the only █
█ reason I do not rate it even higher is because I █
█ know this band will surpass this album with their █
█ next, and I want to leave room above it. If there █
█ is any justice, this CD will get enough exposure █
█ to get on 'best of' lists later this year, as █
█ obscurity is the only thing that could possibly █
█ hold this band back. Argath rules, and "Societatis █
█ Draconistrarum" was worth every bit of the wait. █
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░ 1. Societatis Draconistrarum 4:41 ░
░ 2. Apocalyptic Speech 3:42 ░
░ 3. Beyond the Silent Stars 3:17 ░
░ 4. The Water that you breathe 5:20 ░
░ 5. Genocide Winds 4:08 ░
░ 6. They Shall See no Future 5:30 ░
░ 7. Faustian 3:07 ░
░ 8. The Astral Prophecy 3:50 ░
░ 9. Denouement 0:36 ░
░ 34:11 ░
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