Artist......: Wolves of Perdition
Album.......: Ultra Violence
Year........: 2024
Genre.......: Black Metal
Label.......: Folter Records
Source......: WEB (24bit)
Encoder.....: libFLAC
Bitrate.....: 1693kbps avg.
F.Rate......: 44.1kHz
Playtime....: 00:31:38 / 411.00MB
R.Date......: 2024-02-03
S.Date......: 2024-01-26
Website.....: http://play.qobuz.com/album/ab3e5suyo3reb
01. Must Kill Them All 1:21
02. Forest of the Impaled 4:19
03. Death Machine 4:28
04. The Worst of Us 5:04
05. Rain of Blood & Ashes 4:26
06. The Funeral Hymn 6:58
07. Tuomio 5:02
It was a cold, frostbitten night when my phone notification showed a new
message. I swiped the lock screen and saw it was from El Jefe himself, my
editor. He was asking in an enigmatic fashion if I would like to review
this new album from Wolves of Perdition. I said that I would give it a go,
and so links were sent and downloaded. Well, constant reader, I am here to
testify at the altar of Symphonic Black Metal. I was skeptical, IÆll admit,
but then Jefe mentioned another band he had recommended called Istapp and I
was immediately interested. Then I hit playà
The eerie intro ôMust Kill Them Allö fittingly introduces whatÆs about to
come because ôForest of the Impaledö is like Death ripping from your
speakers, with so many great time changes that your neck is going to get a
workout head banging to it. These four crazy fucking Finns (Varjo and Rujo
form the core of the band, however according to metal-archives.com and the
press release there are two other members, Hellpriest and TheEnd) have come
together to unleash hell with this sophomore effort Ultra-Violence and
thrown a spiked gauntlet into the ring of the Symphonic Black Metal scene.
ôDeath Machineö and ôThe Worst of Usö are my favorites here; they form the
heart of the record. Razor sharp guitar tone and a warm, organic production
make this an enjoyable record indeed. The last three songs are also beyond
the scope of what melodic/Symphonic Black Metal can be, because holy shit!
ItÆs like the way Sherlock fought in the movies, it would show the path of
the blows to the body. The ending three tracks are those body blows that
immobilize you ôRain of Blood and Ashesö, the haunting misery of ôthe
Funeral Hymnö and the merciless closer ôTuomioö.
This is Finnish melodic/Symphonic Black Metal of the highest order. Fierce,
untamed and full of rage. Timing and pacing are the watch words here as
Ultra-Violence has brutality and beautiful destruction matched up in
spades. With a fantastic production that I canÆt talk about enough, every
instrument is brought to fore, to devastating effect.
Ultra-Violence is out now, so I highly recommend you pick it up. If you
love the bubbly tunes of Marduk, Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth and even
Impaled Nazareneà PLUS the aforementioned Istapp, you will devour this
release again and again.