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░ ██ ██ Artist: Limbonic Art ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Spectre Abysm █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2017 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2017-07-23 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Black Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Candlelight / Spinefarm ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Limbonic Art is a Norwegian Black Metal band █
█ formed in 1993 that blends melody with the █
█ melancholic pace and ambient elements of Funeral █
█ Doom. It is now the solo project of Daemon █
█ (Zyklon) project, and one of my favorite one-man █
█ bands. █
█ █
█ I discovered Limbonic Art 15 years ago. I was █
█ drawn to the cover of Moon in the Scorpio, a █
█ beautiful artwork, at the music store and ever █
█ since then IÆve been following every new release. █
█ I like the fact that it is melodic but not the █
█ kind of annoying melodic that wears you off. █
█ █
█ Every release has a distinct nature that keeps it █
█ interesting, from the devastating, relentless, █
█ tight, and fast-paced music of Ad Noctum û Dynasty █
█ of Death to the more experimental and varied sound █
█ and ambience of In Abhorrent Dementia. Every album █
█ is different and yet each one carries the Limbonic █
█ Art mark. █
█ █
█ Their latest album Spectre Abysm is perhaps one of █
█ the albums that remind me the most of the bandÆs █
█ first album, Moon in the Scorpio. The grandiose █
█ dark and ritualistic ambience of the early days is █
█ combined with excellent guitar and bass work and █
█ awesome layered vocals, all firmly framed in the █
█ Norwegian BM style. █
█ █
█ Spectre Abysm starts ominously with ôDemonic █
█ Resurrectionö. The song builds up first, giving █
█ the album a grand opening. The cleans here are █
█ pretty Norwegian folk-like and blend well with the █
█ riffs, which in this instance lean toward Black █
█ Thrash. After a good dose of an energetic display █
█ of guitar virtuosity the song transitions into █
█ darker and colder soundscapes. A voice reminiscent █
█ of AttilaÆs leads us into the songÆs outro, which █
█ is a cornucopia of different vocal styles █
█ interwoven with Moon in the Scorpio-like melodies. █
█ █
█ The beginning of ôEthereal Travellerö beginning █
█ reminds me slightly of Ulver actually. It is █
█ mid-paced (taking into account what ôfast-pacedö █
█ means when it comes to Limbonic Art) until it █
█ halts and transforms into an echoing, bass-led █
█ funeral doom sequence. Ii is interesting to hear █
█ how the bass wraps up the riffs, but this change █
█ of musical focus doesnÆt last long, and the song █
█ picks up back where it was left, right back into █
█ Black Metal. You have enough time to appreciate █
█ the weird funeral doom effects yet not become █
█ bored by the slow pace. █
█ █
█ ôOmega Doomö is a natural follow-on for ôEthereal █
█ Travellerö, pretty much in the same vein but █
█ perhaps a bit more old school and thrashy. The █
█ song changes midway and the thrashy sound fades, █
█ the music becoming a bit prog, a modern sound if █
█ you like. This is an awesome development because █
█ it makes the song original and interesting, as a █
█ break with commonly known song patterns. ItÆs a █
█ kind of musical time travel in one song. The sound █
█ of the organ in the outro here contrasts with the █
█ rest of the track and serves as a transition to █
█ whatÆs to come . All in all, a pretty interesting █
█ song that will keep the listener interested. █
█ █
█ The song title ôRequiem Sempiternamö is itself a █
█ hint of what to expect, ôrequiemö being associated █
█ with ritual prayers for the deceased, and █
█ ôsempiternamö meaning eternal or everlasting. It █
█ is in the style of funeral doom, and you can kiss █
█ good-bye the thrashing energetic rhythm for a bit █
█ and plunge instead into melancholy and despair. █
█ Screams full of anguish, the slow agonizing pace, █
█ and the beloved demonic growls are all there! █
█ █
█ I happen to like melancholy and despair, and the █
█ more overwhelming, the better. Limbonic Art surely █
█ knows how to give you that overwhelming feeling, █
█ aligning both instruments and vocals for that █
█ purpose. ItÆs of course a brief respite before the █
█ band continue with ôTriumph of Sacrilege Moonö, █
█ that will not give you any surprises as you █
█ indulge in BM blasting. █
█ █
█ ôDisciplina Arcaniö is the coolest of all the █
█ songs on the album; it took me right out of my █
█ room and straight to Dol Guldur. It was like being █
█ transported to a dark ritual taking place in the █
█ midst of Mirkwood on a stormy night. I really like █
█ bands who are able to do that, to generate mental █
█ images through their music. ThatÆs the kind of █
█ demonic atmosphere that is hard to find nowadays. █
█ Limbonic ArtÆs demonic ambiences are well-crafted █
█ and cinematic. Towards the end it reminds me of █
█ Neptune Towers (an ambient side project of Fenriz) █
█ by creating a kind of vast, deep-space feeling. █
█ The whole album is ultra Norwegian down to its █
█ details. ItÆs a dark delight! █
█ █
█ The intro inöThrough the Vast Profundity Obscureö █
█ seems kind of inspired by MayhemÆs ôSilvester █
█ Anfangö inspired, or the drums of Khazad Dum if █
█ you want. The guitar work here is excellent and it █
█ will just make you come back for more after you █
█ have finished the album. Again, the multiplicity █
█ of vocal styles are layered to create the █
█ ambience. All this gives the song lots of depth. █
█ Its intricacy deserves lots of listens. █
█ █
█ It is an excellent album! And a must if you are █
█ interested in the Norwegian BM scene and its wide █
█ variety of musical possibilities. █
█ █
█ http://www.limbonicart.net/ █
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░ 1. Demonic Resurrection 10:21 ░
░ 2. Ethereal Traveler 7:06 ░
░ 3. Omega Doom 7:45 ░
░ 4. Requiem Sempiternam 2:43 ░
░ 5. Triumph of Sacrilege 4:42 ░
░ 6. Disciplina Arcani 5:40 ░
░ 7. Through the Vast Profundity Obscure 8:46 ░
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