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| Artist..: Wolvhammer / Krieg |
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| Album...: Wolvhammer / Krieg |
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| Genre...: Black Metal | Label...: Broken Limbs Recordings |
| Year....: 2014 | Cat.No..: |
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| R.date..: 2023-10-16 | S.date..: 2014-06-24 |
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| Source..: WEB (16bit) | Encoder.: libFLAC |
| Bitrate.: 967 kbps avg. | F.Rate..: 44.1kHz |
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| http://deezer.com/album/14903531 |
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| Disc 1 / 1 |
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| 01. Wolvhammer - Slaves to the Grime 6:08 |
| 02. Krieg - Eternal Victim 3:29 |
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| (69.83 MB) 00:09:37 |
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| New Jersey based black metal institution Krieg have teamed up with the |
| Minnesota based blackened sludge stalwarts Wolvhammer to release a limited |
| split 7ö vinyl through Broken Limbs Recordings, with 300 copies on black |
| and 200 copies on black with green and yellow splatter. Love him or hate |
| him, N. Imperial has fashioned Krieg into one of the most prominent USBM |
| acts in history, churning out a steady flow of releases since the band's |
| 1995 formation. Formed in 2008, Wolvhammer, to date, has released two full |
| lengths alongside a few miscellaneous releases. |
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| In press releases, N. Imperial has stated: ôSeeing that both bands have |
| shared members and toured together in the past it seemed only natural that |
| through this camaraderie we would eventually spawn a split release between |
| us. Both bands have provided sonic statements of intent for where we are |
| at this fine year of our lord 2014 and where we plan on traveling in the |
| future.ö Makes sense, I guess. Even more so when you realize that both |
| Krieg and Wolvhammer are due to release new full length albums in 2014: |
| so, consider this a short teaser, if you will. Krieg's seventh full length |
| album, Transient, is due out in September of 2014 while Wolvhammer's |
| Crawling Into Black Sun is slated for a July 2014 release. |
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| This split lends one side and one track to each band and has a grand |
| running time of just under ten minutes. Wolvhammer starts the show with |
| their so-called blackened sludge in the form of ôSlaves to the Grimeö. |
| While I detect hints of sludgy dank and blackened tendencies, this track |
| has ostensible punk and hardcore leanings, which is not a bad thing of |
| course, just unexpected. The band switches gears several times throughout |
| the track, going from the punkish swagger to a faster blackened attack |
| with rollicking drums and speedy, dissonant power chords and then back |
| again. Despite the varying approaches to the same formula, the entire opus |
| stays firmly rooted in mid-tempo pacing. The harsh, growling vocals are a |
| hefty mix of hardcore shouts and black metal snarls, which keeps the band |
| firmly blackened. I applaud the band's attempt to bring something |
| different to the table, but the song isn't overly memorable on its own. |
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| Krieg's portion of the split, ôEternal Victimö, is, well, Krieg. If you've |
| listened to anything N. Imperial and his ever-changing band of misfits and |
| outcasts has recorded in the past decade, then you have a solid starting |
| point. The track starts off with a noisy, post-rock infused riff and |
| Imperial's trademark screams, as the undertone gradually swells and the |
| drummer goes off with spastic fills and rolls. This noisy riff continues |
| to surge forward until the band unleashes a monster of a crushingly |
| grooving riff which repeats for a few bars before delving into prime USBM |
| trem picking and blasting drums, which carries us to the end of the track. |
| If this is a preview for the upcoming full length, then consider me |
| interested, as this sounds heads about what was on The Isolationist. |
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| While neither band's track is a dud, Krieg certainly steals the show on |
| this split. Despite the strength of this split, this will really only |
| serve as a collector's item, as it's limited to 500 copies. If you're a |
| diehard Krieg or Wolvhammer fan, then scoop this up quick, otherwise just |
| hang tight for the upcoming full length albums. |
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