Monday, January 27, 2025

Gotthammer "Ancient Nature" (Review)

Gotthammer Ancient Nature

2024 Anti-Human Productions (CD / Cassette)

2024 WolfKult Religion (EP)

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wolfkultreligion.com

Ferocious black death is what's on offer here, in the vein of the red-logo-on-black crowd like Blasphemy, Black Witchery, and Abysmal Lord, and it's almost as good. It's missing just a little something in the songs, and I think that comes with being quite a young band. As the EP went on, it did grow on me more and more, so I think they're on the right track.

I really don't know how the drummer's fucking arms don't fall off. He is relentlessly blasting, and it has to be hell to do live. It's just straight up violence. I'd like, honestly, and I think this is what I was missing, to hear a bit more variation in their song structures and a little less repetition, although the repetition is part of what makes this subgenre unique, I will admit. Maybe just back off the grind for a few moments - Marduk plays at high velocity as well, but they have enough variation to keep it even more interesting. The vocals were great, however - demonic, distorted nastiness!

This should be on your list if you want war metal, black/death or whatever we call it these days - to me it's all death metal and you should support it!

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