DEATHSPELL OMEGA — Veritas Diaboli Manet in Aeternum: Chaining the Katechon (review)

DEATHSPELL OMEGA — Veritas Diaboli Manet in Aeternum: Chaining the Katechon album cover EP · 2008 · Black Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
arcane-beautiful
So, this will be more of a track review, mainly because this EP has only one track, but this track is 22 minutes, so it makes slight sense.

This EP is a rather interesting one. This is actually a split EP between the band S.V.A.S.T., but oddly enough I can't find the other half of the EP. So while I search for the other half, I'll have to talk about this half of the EP.

This track is a complete rollercoaster really, and compared to the material on “Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum” it is a complete step forward. One of the biggest shocks is the cleanest of production. All the negatives I found in the production on “Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum” have all been toned up, and the production on this album is pretty stellar. The echo has been turned down, and the vocals are turned up, and each note the guitars and bass play can all be heard, which is a definite positive.

Musically the track is a slight less frightening than the tracks on “Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum” (as odd as that sounds), but it still does hold a lot of fright. The best way to describe this track is like a rollercoaster. It starts off like a head rush and anytime the track slows down and almost becomes something beautiful, from out of nowhere the track peaks up again and scares the crap out of you. This track is a definite step in the right direction for the band, mainly due to the popularity starting rise behind this track.

Lyrically the track is just beautiful. And I know that sounds weird, but poetically speaking the images brought forward are really vivid and colourful. Mixing Milton esque imagery with original black metal dissonance, the tracks lyrics and the performance from the vocals really do sound like a sermon of evil.

In conclusion, this would be the pinnacle moment of this band for me. While “Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum” can be a rather difficult listen, this track in many ways is a lot more listenable. In fact, this may be the best way to sum up the band and even there entire career. An absolute stellar track that should be listened by all Black Metal and Metal fans.

8.5/10
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