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/:: Artist :: Horna ::\
:: Album :: Hiidentorni ::
:: Year :: 2021 ::
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:: . Genre :: Black Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: Black Metal Store R.date :: 08.10.2021 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: BMS064 Size :: 80,7 MB __::_
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:: 01. Avaus/Kun Ly÷mme Jumalan Kodin Liekkeihin 05:44 ::
:: 02. Ikuisesti, Kalpeina Kuoleman Muistoina 05:18 ::
:: 03. Hiidentorni Huokui Usvansa 04:35 ::
:: 04. Tappakaa Kristus! 02:54 ::
:: 05. Sanoista... Pimeyteen 02:45 ::
:: 06. HΣnen SynkkΣ MyrskynsΣ 08:12 ::
:: 07. HornanvΣki 06:28 ::
:: 08. Sinulle, MΣtΣnevΣ Jehova 04:48 ::
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:: "Hiidentorni" is interesting to see where Horna started out ::
:: in their embryonic stages. Their music incubating their ::
:: infernal existence at the time was a sign of more great ::
:: things to come from them and would foretell their existence ::
:: in the Finnish black metal scene alongside the likes of ::
:: Beherit and Archgoat, standing right next to them waving ::
:: the banner of hate. First are the musicians; Vocalist ::
:: Nazgul von Armageddon a.k.a. Satanic Tyrant Werewolf, ::
:: guitarist Shatraug, bassist Skratt, and drummer Gorthaur. ::
:: Yeah, I know you are thinking to yourself where do they get ::
:: such kooky aliases? I don't know, but they are what they ::
:: are in the fact that they are nothing more than your ::
:: typical horde of black metal musicians, but typical ::
:: musicians they are not. Vocalist Nazgul is fucking ::
:: SICKENING behind the mic. At times I can understand why ::
:: Horna main man/member Shatraug enlisted demented madman ::
:: Corvus not to long after Horna's second LP. He takes ::
:: Nazgul's vocals and is able to keep the sickening rasp but ::
:: with a lot more stamina. It's all too obvious when he would ::
:: leave Horna's ranks he would come into his own in Satanic ::
:: Warmaster. Shatraug does his job in laying down blazing ::
:: Bathory-esque riffs. Drummer Gorthaur is going ape shit ::
:: behind his drum kit. Bassist Skratt doesn't do anything ::
:: that shines out. You can hear his bass maybe one or two ::
:: times on the entire demo which is great, but then again he ::
:: neither adds nor takes away from the music. ::
:: ::
:: "Hiidentorni" starts off with ôAvausö an intro that is ::
:: basically filled with nothing but cheesy horror movie ::
:: samples and the ecstatic moans of a woman. ôKun Ly÷mme ::
:: Jumalan Kodin Liekkeihinö the first song just blasts ::
:: through and is nothing but total mid-90Æs black metal. ::
:: Remember how I had mentioned NazgulsÆs sounding really ::
:: sickening? That sickness is displayed in this song where at ::
:: some parts it sounds like he is giving it all and some ::
:: back-up vocals that sound a lot like Nattramn of Silencer! ::
:: Not a lot but just a hint. ôHiidentorni Huokuu Usvansaö is ::
:: a mid-tempo paced song where you can hear SkrattÆs bass for ::
:: the most part speeds past the mid-tempo into a straight ::
:: forward hammering hardcore punk beat and then into a more ::
:: swinging beat. ItÆs a foot-tapper. Now IÆm not the biggest ::
:: Emperor fan in the world but ôIkuisesti, Kalpeina Kuoleman ::
:: Muistoinaö sounds very similar to ôI Am the Black Wizardsö. ::
:: ôTappakaa Kristusö which is a fan favorite sums up all the ::
:: best parts of early Horna. They still play this little ::
:: number in concerts these days. ôSanoista... Pimeyteenö and ::
:: ôHornan vΣkiö are the most harshest and fastest songs on ::
:: ôHiidentorniö with ôHΣnen SynkkΣ MyrskynsΣö being the ::
:: bridge between the two which is the same as ôHiidentorni ::
:: Huokuu Usvansaö as far as tempo changes. ôSinulle MΣtΣnevΣ ::
:: Jehovaö is the same as well, but isn't as memorable. It's ::
:: not a bad song, it's just put there I suppose. It's one of ::
:: the songs I don't find myself listening to over and over ::
:: and I usually skip it. With that said "Sinulle MΣtΣnevΣ ::
:: Jehova" closes off this demo of a one-two punch of two ::
:: different types of songs from Horna; mid-paced rockers(not ::
:: in a cheesy way) and fast, blazing, assaulting satanic ::
:: metal. This is how Horna started off and how Horna ::
:: continues to this day. No keyboards, nothing the distracts ::
:: the listener from the music. Out of a possible 8 songs we ::
:: have 4 god ones, two that just completely put this ::
:: demo/album at the level where it should be, two that are ::
:: actually needed to round it off as far as variety goes and ::
:: finally one of those two that rounds the demo off not ::
:: really a keeper. Bottom line: damn good demo material. ::
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:: In closing, even during their demo era, Horna wasnÆt what ::
:: you would call a force to be reckoned with, but you knew ::
:: that they would perfect and hone in on their ability to ::
:: make simplistic, raw black metal that only Finns could ::
:: make. ItÆs also hard to say where I would rank this amongst ::
:: other Horna releases, but I would definitely place it ::
:: amongst the two most recent ones; the double LP ôSanojesi ::
:: ─Σrelleö and the still sickening-as-fuck ô─ΣniΣ Y÷ssΣö. But ::
:: until I get my hands on a copy of ôMusta Kaippuö, ::
:: ôHiidentorniö is definitely within the top Horna releases ::
:: and is a must own for all Horna die-hards. ::
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