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R.date :: 16.05.2022 :: _::__ Cat.nr. :: DKCD044 Size :: 135,4 MB __::_ ::// \\:: ::/---------------------------------------------------------------------\:: :: :: /: Encoder :: LAME 3.100 -V0 :\ ..: Bitrate :: avg. 286kbps : . . Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo . . . Website :: __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ tracklist /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: 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 :: :: ------- :: .. >> 65:37 min .. __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ release notes /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: :: :: 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. :: :: :: :: 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. :: :: :: :: . _ _ . :: \: :. \\ ___________ . ___________ // .: :/ __\____ :: ____ ___\ _ / BERC : 2022 \ _ /___ ____ :: ____/__ \\\f3! :: \\\ __ _/_________i_________\ /___/ /// :: cRO/// \ :: :\-\___________\_ ___ / _ _/___________/-/: :: / :: | . . _ _ _/ __/ . \_ _ _ . . | :: : :::::::: | | \\\\\/ _______\____|\ \///// | | :::::::: : :: | | -\-\/____/-------------\____\/-/- | | :: :: | | \ :|: / | | :: : : | . ` ::: ' . | : : . . | : ::: : | . . | :::....:::....::: | : ::::::::::::::::: : . :::''``:::''``::: . : ::: : . ::: . .:. :