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Tales of Desecration (1992)
In 1992, Angelcunt (Tales of Desecration) was spewed forth by Finland's Archgoat. The overall sound is quite similar to old Beherit, and it shares some of that band's influences, owing much more to the Brazilian black/death scene of the mid to late '80s. Bands such as Sarcofago, Sepultura, Vulcano, and Holocausto loom much larger here than Venom or Bathory.
The vocals are deeper than those utilized by many of their contemporaries, and the production has a thicker, more death metal-like sound. The fast, grinding parts aren't especially interesting. It is during the slower, doom-filled sections where the band seems to shine. "Rise of the Black Moon" establishes the formula for the entire release, while "Death and Necromancy" follows suit and incorporates a nice guitar solo. There are flashes of potential elsewhere, such as the opening doom riff of "Soulflay" and a few fleeting slower passages, but they pass far too quickly.
The music isn't bad. It's just kind of there. It could have been quite a bit better had they put forth the time and energy to really work on the songs. The only feeling of any kind is during the slow riffs. The fast riffs are pointless and bereft of any evil feeling, as if the guitars are there only to make background noise for the vocals to bark out over. The intro, "Jesus Spawn", and the outro add very little. This brief E.P. would have served the band better by being even shorter. This is vastly inferior to the output from other Finnish bands such as Beherit or Impaled Nazarene. Once you have heard "Rise of the Black Moon", you have heard enough to get the general idea behind Archgoat.
The vocals are deeper than those utilized by many of their contemporaries, and the production has a thicker, more death metal-like sound. The fast, grinding parts aren't especially interesting. It is during the slower, doom-filled sections where the band seems to shine. "Rise of the Black Moon" establishes the formula for the entire release, while "Death and Necromancy" follows suit and incorporates a nice guitar solo. There are flashes of potential elsewhere, such as the opening doom riff of "Soulflay" and a few fleeting slower passages, but they pass far too quickly.
The music isn't bad. It's just kind of there. It could have been quite a bit better had they put forth the time and energy to really work on the songs. The only feeling of any kind is during the slow riffs. The fast riffs are pointless and bereft of any evil feeling, as if the guitars are there only to make background noise for the vocals to bark out over. The intro, "Jesus Spawn", and the outro add very little. This brief E.P. would have served the band better by being even shorter. This is vastly inferior to the output from other Finnish bands such as Beherit or Impaled Nazarene. Once you have heard "Rise of the Black Moon", you have heard enough to get the general idea behind Archgoat.
(8 Mar. 2009)
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