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/:: Artist :: Watain ::\
:: Album :: Rabid Death's Curse ::
:: Year :: 2021 ::
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:: . Genre :: Black Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: Drakkar Prod. R.date :: 05.10.2021 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: DKCD012 Size :: 88,1 MB __::_
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. Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo .
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:: 01. The Limb Crucifix 04:22 ::
:: 02. Rabid Death's Curse 05:21 ::
:: 03. On Horns Impaled 02:35 ::
:: 04. Life Dethroned 05:46 ::
:: 05. Walls of Life Ruptured 04:21 ::
:: 06. Agony Fires 05:22 ::
:: 07. Angelrape 03:40 ::
:: 08. Mortem Sibi Consciscere 07:02 ::
:: 09. When Heavens End (D°dheimsgard Cover) 05:32 ::
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:: Watain is a band that doesnÆt try to be ôtrueö by producing ::
:: formulated trite black metal in an attempt to keep ::
:: Scandinavian black metal pure in respect to its roots with ::
:: such bands as Emperor, Marduk, and Immortal . Rabid DeathÆs ::
:: Curse does away with tradition and creates a grim, fast, ::
:: and brutal black metal album that stands on its own. Not ::
:: only is Rabid DeathÆs Curse different and unique from other ::
:: Swedish black metal bands and albums, its different from ::
:: most every black metal album out there. Simply put, the ::
:: debut album from Watain, Rabid DeathÆs Curse, is nothing ::
:: short of Amazing. ::
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:: Rabid DeathÆs Curse features many different songs with many ::
:: different things to offer. The songs on this album are ::
:: mostly riff based. While there is not to much ::
:: centralization with the riffs, they will be the main ::
:: carrying force of each song. On Horns Impaled the song can ::
:: be broken down into sections where riffs will be dominant ::
:: and different from the rest. One part of the song features ::
:: a grim melody based riff, while another part of the song ::
:: showcases an aggressive, heavy, and brutal riff. The ::
:: strongest point of making Rabid DeathÆs Curse a riff based ::
:: album is that it allows for something unique to happen on ::
:: this album that doesnÆt happen on many other black metal ::
:: albums, the structure. Rabid DeathÆs Curse structures their ::
:: songs similar to death metal songs so that songs like The ::
:: Limb Crucifix and Life Dethroned feature heavy melody. Grim ::
:: and atmospheric melodies will carry songs like these giving ::
:: them a great flow and making them quite memorable. The best ::
:: comparison to how the songs on this album are structured ::
:: would be to the songs of Opus Nocturne, a focus on riff ::
:: based melody and a concentration on flow. ::
:: ::
:: One thing that ruins many black metal albums is the vocals ::
:: donæt fit at all and they sound like they were just placed ::
:: haphazardly over the music. This vocal style sometimes ::
:: works very well for albums trying to be grim, like ::
:: Darkthrone. Fortunately the vocals on Rabid DeathÆs Curse ::
:: never once sound like this. Vocally Erik Danielsson knows ::
:: how to create the perfect type of vocals for this album. ::
:: They are similar to those of Darkthrone, but more gargled ::
:: and harsh. He also knows how to lace them seamlessly into ::
:: the songs melodies and riffs (somewhat like Nergal of ::
:: Behemoth and Abbath of Immortal). On Walls Of Life Ruptured ::
:: the song features a segment that has somewhat chaotic ::
:: guitars and choppy drums, Erik Danielsson sings with the ::
:: same pace and structure of this somewhat technical segment ::
:: making his vocals seem more of an instrument, a part of the ::
:: song, instead of sounding like ordinary black metal vocals ::
:: over aggressive guitars and blast beats. ::
:: ::
:: Rabid DeathÆs Curse certainly has made itself an unique and ::
:: great album in the black metal scene. With great melody and ::
:: vocal work its in the top of its class. Other elements like ::
:: an audible bass line, one that actually flows perfectly ::
:: with the melodies of the album makes Rabid DeathÆs Curse ::
:: even more unique. That aspect helps with the volume very ::
:: much. The perfectly timed and placed drumming gives this ::
:: album at sometimes a technical feel and also helps with ::
:: some of the more aggressive riffs making them sound more ::
:: brutal as well as making the two instruments sound as one. ::
:: Fans of old style Marduk will like this album, as well as ::
:: fans of Abazagorath. Rabid DeathÆs Curse is easily one of ::
:: the best albums of the past five years in the black metal ::
:: scene, look into them for something new and unique. ::
:: Absolutly nothing is done wrong with this album. ::
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