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Genre :: Black Metal Source :: CD . :: :: Label :: Metal Army R.date :: 2025-03-21 :: _::__ Cat.nr. :: ARMY 120-CD S.date :: 2024-11-15 __::_ ::// \\:: ::/---------------------------------------------------------------------\:: :: :: /: Encoder :: LAME 3.100 -V0 :\ ..: Bitrate :: avg. 263kbps :.. . Quality :: 44.1 kHz/Joint Stereo . . Size :: 92.31 MB . . . http://djevel.bandcamp.com __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ tracklist /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: 1. Bespottelsen 5:34 :: :: 2. En vinter efter kommer 7:28 :: :: 3. Ravnehymne 3:43 :: :: 4. Jesu lidelse 6:26 :: :: 5. Under nattens fane i fandens prakt 5:00 :: :: 6. I skovaandsfavn 3:18 :: :: 7. Natt til ende 14:26 :: :: :: :: :: :: ------- :: .. >> 45:55 .. __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ release notes /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: :: :: While some bands would take their sweet time to release an :: :: album or two, Norwegian forces of otherworldly nature and all :: :: things black in the form of Djevel, have come back to us with :: :: their ninth album in just fifteen years of existence. Some :: :: would raise an eyebrow or two to this prolific manner in this :: :: day and age, but we are raising our glasses and horns to :: :: another devilish masterpiece. :: :: :: :: Appropriately titled Natt til ende (Night to the End) and :: :: released in the middle of the dark November by Aftermath Music, :: :: the album packs a punch so fierce that the fury unleashed can :: :: be felt up to high heavens, which makes even more sense when we :: :: heed the words of T. Ciekals, the creative force behind Djevel: :: :: :: :: ôNatt til ende is the last and final conclusion in the trilogy :: :: about the ônightö. This last chapter is my manifest of the :: :: final ending of christianity and death of ôJesusö, in both :: :: physical and mental shape. Naturally this also lifts the idea :: :: and concept of forces christianity calls evil. The same forces :: :: I would call natural and human. They may be described as in a :: :: dream or in a more harsh speech. The idea that ôgodö lives on :: :: in, and through man, is to me repulsive, and this trilogy, and :: :: then this album is my perspective on how I see this should come :: :: to an end. This is black metal, this is the end of all false :: :: hope and ôlightö. To a new bright beginning!ö :: :: :: :: Naturally, this quote tells us little about the music itself :: :: and some might say he just described, more or less, black metal :: :: in general. While true in a sense, we also have to acknowledge :: :: the fact that nobody today makes black metal the way Djevel :: :: does and that is what makes their dark arts so attractive. This :: :: being the final part of the Night trilogy, it is also the :: :: shortest one, at almost a quarter of an hour slimmer than its :: :: predecessor Naa skrider natten sort, which in turn makes this :: :: album a more direct presentation of the aforementioned ideas. :: :: :: :: As a confirmation, ôBespottelsenö opens the procession in such :: :: a vicious manner that when it was first released as a single :: :: all the way back in sunny July, it felt like a perfect winter :: :: antithesis to burning sunscreened bodies on the beaches. The :: :: way that first riff just feels cold as frost on your skin and :: :: then gains in intensity as a blizzard swirling snowflakes like :: :: ghosts in the snow, really is a testament to the bandÆs :: :: compositional mastery. And thatÆs just the first riff. It gets :: :: better and darker. :: :: :: :: Next up, ôEn vinter efter kommerö ramps up the darkness by :: :: slowing down a bit, rolling those riffs over beastly, snarling :: :: screams. Soon enough itÆs speeding back again to the full force :: :: of the coming storm until out of the blue the music stops and :: :: an ethereal chant appears, taking this song to a whole other :: :: level. ôRavnehymneö lifts us immediately after, even further :: :: under black wings, and is a prime example of taking things :: :: boldly to new spheres with the band completely on fire, :: :: coalescing into a single entity that breathes and lives the :: :: very philosophy they propagate. :: :: :: :: ôJesu lidelseö takes hold of us from the very first picked :: :: note. The majestic atmosphere makes this song a centerpiece of :: :: the album in more ways than one. The rasping vocals gnawing :: :: away at the bones of false prophets and denouncing the light, :: :: guitars burning through the flesh like sulphur in the veins of :: :: the saints, and thunderous drums twisting the innards of the :: :: forsaken souls, all form a completely crushing manifestation of :: :: black metal and one of the best songs of the bandÆs career. :: :: :: :: The second single ôUnder nattens fane i fandens praktö takes us :: :: deeper under the banner of night where man is only a fog of :: :: loneliness and anxiety, adding a good dose of keyboards that :: :: seem as old school as any of the tropes Djevel uses, but at the :: :: same time screams timelessness into the freezing void. :: :: :: :: The short piano instrumental ôI skovaandsfavnö offers almost a :: :: welcoming respite from the wintery dark but then immediately :: :: segues into the monstrous title track ôNatt til endeö, also the :: :: longest song in the bandÆs career; at almost fifteen minutes it :: :: takes up one-third of the entire album. Never strangers to :: :: longer suites, with this one the band truly take us on a :: :: journey to the end of the night. Throwing the listener directly :: :: into the maelstrom, the first minutes approach Thy Darkened :: :: Shade levels of monumental glorification of the absence of :: :: light by absolutely pummeling the listener relentlessly. Making :: :: a turn around the four-minute mark, the song starts to spiral :: :: down in hypnotic, ritualistic circles with keyboards taking :: :: precedence over guitars in a grandiose conclusion of the final :: :: liberation of man and nature. :: :: :: :: Nine albums deep into their career and still with no sign of :: :: letting up in either quality or intensity, this makes Djevel :: :: probably (ok, forget probably) the best black metal coming out :: :: of Norway at this moment and in the last decade for that :: :: matter. One almost feels they are one of black metalÆs best :: :: kept secrets, and at the same time they are absolutely a :: :: top-tier band deserving more recognition in our respected :: :: circles. :: :: :: :: This said, Djevel is also not a very touring band for some time :: :: now, but they are planning a very special two-night event in :: :: Oslo, Norway next November (yes, the 2025 one) which makes the :: :: wait even harder after witnessing the glory of the new album, :: :: which you can get a taste of below. :: :: :: :: . _ _ . :: \: :. \\ ___________ . ___________ // .: :/ __\____ :: ____ ___\ _ / BERC : 2025 \ _ /___ ____ :: ____/__ \\\f3! :: \\\ __ _/_________i_________\ /___/ /// :: cRO/// \ :: :\-\___________\_ ___ / _ _/___________/-/: :: / :: | . . _ _ _/ __/ . \_ _ _ . . | :: : :::::::: | | \\\\\/ _______\____|\ \///// | | :::::::: : :: | | -\-\/____/-------------\____\/-/- | | :: :: | | \ :|: / | | :: : : | . ` ::: ' . | : : . . | : ::: : | . . | :::....:::....::: | : ::::::::::::::::: : . :::''``:::''``::: . : ::: : . ::: . .:. :