KRV — Ograma (review)

KRV — Ograma album cover Album · 2010 · Black Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
2.5/5 ·
Vehemency
Attacking with black metal from an unusual country Bosnia and Herzegovina, KRV delivers a solid album of traditional elements, mixing hateful chords with a pleasant amount of epic melancoly. The band’s fourth and also last album Ograma does not play with unnecessary gimmicks; these ten songs (excluding the short ambient bookends) are authentically executed in an asphyxiating soundscape, making the album an oppressive experience, mostly in a positive way.

Sung in their native language, Ograma’s message doesn’t really transfer to the listener, but the music itself is enough captivating to make an endurable whole. Not a single track truly stand out from another; the material seems constantly enjoyable even if definitely unsurprising. Instruments are handled with rather careful tightness, tremolo fire doing its job admirably, not to forget the steady drumwork nor the low-pitch growling. The previously mentioned production, though, makes it all sound a little incoherent and tremulous, hence harder to get into.

The lack of truly outstanding compositions is, surprise surprise, the main glitch of Ograma. Those looking for proper innovation from their black art will most likely be disappointed by the record, but for others Ograma might provide a plentiful amount of good riffage. Not a groundbreaking record whatsoever, but would be a worthy acquisition into my shelves for an occasional listen.
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