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/:: Artist :: Grand Belial's Key ::\
:: Album :: Mocking the Philanthropist ::
:: Year :: 2022 ::
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:: . Genre :: Black Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: Drakkar Prod. R.date :: 16.05.2022 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: DKCD044 Size :: 135,4 MB __::_
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. Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo .
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:: 01. Foul Parody of the Lord's Supper 06:05 ::
:: 02. Shemhamforash 03:06 ::
:: 03. Reflections of the Coffin Lid 03:52 ::
:: 04. The Slums of Jerusalem 06:46 ::
:: 05. Castrate the Redeemer 07:59 ::
:: 06. Sumerian Fairytale 06:07 ::
:: 07. At the Blessed Grotto 02:24 ::
:: 08. Savouring the Virgin's Pessary 04:58 ::
:: 09. In Rupture by the Fenrir Moon 02:25 ::
:: 10. Demonarchy 04:59 ::
:: 11. The Centaur 01:18 ::
:: 12. Conspicuous Imagery Adorns the Nunnery 04:59 ::
:: 13. The Seventh Enochian Key 04:14 ::
:: 14. The Holocaust Trumpeter 06:25 ::
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:: This is their debut album which was released originally on ::
:: the now defunct Wood-Nymph Records back in 1997. GBK has a ::
:: unique sound for an American black metal band. They mix ::
:: black metal, doom, and traditional metal in a molten ::
:: cocktail of blasphemy. ::
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:: This album has a very dark, occult feel to it. This has a ::
:: lot to do with the very analog recording quality, ::
:: everything sounds natural and full of tone and character. ::
:: The guitar work is melodic and dark, the lead work is very ::
:: tastefully done. The music varies from slow to mid paced, ::
:: there's only one song that's really fast on here and that's ::
:: 'In Rapture by the Fenrir Moon'. ::
:: ::
:: GBK draws influences from bands such as, Mercyful Fate, ::
:: Absurd, Bathory, Candlemass, and Venom. The drumming, ::
:: provided by The Black Lourde of Crucifixion (what a name!) ::
:: is good, there are some mistakes that made it to the ::
:: finished product. Specifically, some stick clicks and rim ::
:: shots can be heard in the songs. I know that a lot of ::
:: people say he is very sloppy and not that great but I think ::
:: he does the job well. ::
:: ::
:: Lyrically is where GBK takes some influence from a band ::
:: like Profanatica. The lyrics have plenty of perversion ::
:: mixed in with the usual blasphemous stuff. They are written ::
:: well and are sure to offend some people (pussies). The ::
:: vocals are a standard black metal rasp that's drowned in ::
:: echo, although there is some spoken word and chanting going ::
:: on. ::
:: ::
:: This is a great introduction to GBK and a solid piece of ::
:: blasphemous black metal. The later releases, mainly ::
:: Judeobeast Assassination and Kosherat are better, but still ::
:: you cannot go wrong with this album. ::
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