The mighty legends
Varathron return! This new stuff is a bit different than the old
material. It is a simpler and stripped down but still in very dark. The
new vocal style is a rolling growl/whisper and reminds pleasently of a
raspier version of the vocals Mortuary Drape used on their superb ’92
MCD “Into The Drape”. The keys are used as an accent and don’t bother
me, which is nice. The Mercyful Fate cover of “Nuns Have No Fun” is a
surprising but welcome addition as Varathron slap their stamp all over
it with good results. I don’t enjoy this direction (a sort of
atmospheric blackened heavy metal) as heavily as the old stuff. But,
after this release I can safely still call myself a fan.
Varathron, c/o
Necroabyssious,
P.O. Box 1265, 451
10, Ioannina, GREECE
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This is a very
talented Danish band who know what they want and execute it with
confidence. Too bad I didn’t get into it too much. W.S. play a melodic
death metal, with heavy metal (Iron Maiden) and black metal spice ups.
I could have enjoyed this a bit more without the soft female vocals,
goth touches and heavy keys, which dominate too much. I didn’t like this
but fans into the Gothenburg styled harmonic death should dig this.
Stunning packaging.
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