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' _:_________|_ _|_________:_ | | | | _ _____|___|_ _|___|_____ _ | | | | | . | | . | | : | | : | | l | | l | | X | | X | | X | 01. Dying Delirium 05:58 | X | | X | 02. Buried by Storm and Eternal Darkness 05:40 | X | | X | 03. All Paths Lead to Oblivion 08:56 | X | | X | 04. Hush-A-Bye 02:45 | X | | X | 05. Two Lifeless Months 06:47 | X | | X | 06. ExpulsΦ 05:58 | X | | X | 07. Angel of Death 09:52 | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | ! x | | x ! . - : : - . :: . . :: `:::: . . ::::' :: :: `:::: . . ::::' :: :: `:::: . r e l e a s e . n o t e s . ::::' `: Expulse is the second album release :' `: from Russian one man black metal act :' `: Stielas Storhett. The 2011 features :' `: seven tracks of avant-garde inclined :' `: melodic black metal. That means :' `: plenty of acoustic guitars, melodic :' `: leads and even some saxophone. The :' `: project is all the work of musician :' `: Damian T.G. It is the first album :' `: release since the 2006 debut :' `: Vandrer... although Stielas Storhett :' `: has been far from quiet in the time :' `: since the debut, releasing a split :' `: and an EP in 2008 and 2010 :' `: respectively. :' `: :' `: Though the album has avant-garde :' `: leanings the music doesnÆt have any :' `: massive amounts of downright :' `: weirdness, in fact itÆs got a lot of :' `: clarity in its direction. This is :' `: far from typical black metal either :' `: although the approach to the black :' `: metal in it should definitely appeal :' `: to even the more die hard black :' `: metal fans through use of really :' `: tortured vocals and a professional :' `: yet still somewhat raw and :' `: atmospheric production. :' `: :' `: Opening with the sounds of a woman :' `: screaming and some really dark :' `: tones, the album really throws you :' `: off what to expect when almost :' `: straight away it strips everything :' `: else back to make way for the :' `: acoustic guitar. Brief as this :' `: little passage is, itÆs a good :' `: indicator that Expulse is going to :' `: be far from a predictable and :' `: generic package. There are plenty of :' `: eyebrow raising moments throughout :' `: the album when the music switches :' `: from pretty harsh black metal to :' `: something more melodic, with another :' `: noteworthy case being when the :' `: saxophone is brought out in the :' `: final two tracks, Expulse, and Angel :' `: of Death. :' `: :' `: The vocals arenÆt the most :' `: decipherable IÆve ever heard, since :' `: Damian T.G. is in possession of a :' `: tortured black metal growl as :' `: mentioned above, but sometimes he :' `: switches to a cleaner whisper like :' `: vocal style. I canÆt really :' `: understand a word that comes out of :' `: his mouth even then, but thatÆs :' `: okay, since the vocal is used here :' `: not so much for singing along as in :' `: more mainstream musical styles, even :' `: metal ones, but like another :' `: instrument, and one that really adds :' `: to ExpulseÆs dark atmosphere. All :' `: Paths Lead to Oblivion is a track :' `: that showcases all the really great :' `: aspects of the album, which also :' `: includes use of melodic guitar leads :' `: and often very prominent bass :' `: guitar. :' `: :' `: The lighter material in the album, :' `: something also showcased in All :' `: Paths Lead to Oblivion, is of an :' `: equal quality to the metal, and the :' `: acoustic guitar playing is actually :' `: one of the biggest highlights of the :' `: release, as it manages to give :' `: Damian T.G.Æs compositions much more :' `: depth than they would if he were :' `: content to thrash away with his :' `: black metal riffs and shrieked :' `: vocals. The track Hush-a-bye is the :' `: shortest piece on the album and :' `: another excellent melodic interlude :' `: that really shows how dark the :' `: atmosphere is even when there isnÆt :' `: much metal involved (the track is :' `: about three quarters of the way in :' `: before any metal starts building up :' `: again). :' `: :' `: Expulse is a really great album from :' `: Stielas Storhett. Because of its :' `: nature it took me a few listens to :' `: really appreciate it, but having :' `: given it several listens I find that :' `: what we have here is no less than :' `: masterful and more unique sounding :' `: black metal than what many acts :' `: routinely deliver. Expulse comes :' `: very highly recommended! :' . ......... . . ................... . : .....::::::::::' : | `````:::::::' | : | `:::::::' | : | | `..:' | | _|__| ` |__|_ __ _________.' | | `._________ __ _ _____________ _ _______________ S! | . ______ _____ / __ __ _____ /__ __ ____ i . _/ ___/ | ___/ /__| |__| | | ___/ / /__| |__ \__| i__ |________. |__________________.| |______/_______ ___\_____ __/ |__| |_____ _ |__| . |__| __ _________ . c r u e l t y . _________ __ `. | _ ___ ____ ____ | .' "|""| | | | ___| ___| |""|" | | ` | | | | : | ` ._______| | : | ------- | : """""" : ' ''''' ` ` --- ` ` _ "" ` -