ABBATH — Abbath (review)

ABBATH — Abbath album cover Album · 2016 · Black Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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Count the dead...

Genre: Errr.... Abbath metal, I guess

After his controversial exit from Norwegian black metal giants Immortal, Abbath formed his own band under the moniker Abbath. The debut album of this outfit will see the light of day later this January.

Musically, the album in a way pick up where Immortal's "All Shall Fail" left off, but goes in an even less black metal-based direction. This does not mean that we are dealing with a weak pop album in any way. There are several extremely heavy passages and many blastbeats as well. However, it seems that under his own name, Abbath can stretch a bit further in the heavy metal landscape, incorporating a bit of melody here and a bit of death metal there; some old school metal influences here and some thrash metal there. I think that is pretty cool, and it makes for an enjoyable listen for someone who might be interested in black metal but not yet ready for the really filthy stuff.

The production is pretty good, and the songs are well put together, and overall, I think this is a pretty enjoyable album.
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