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Blood & Vomit

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The simple black metal formula has never sounded better and so effective the way it does here.And while this isn't groundbreaking,who said it needed to be?NATTEFROST's solo album is an extremely raw,dirty-produced,trend-crushing record that takes no prisoners.Its emphasis is on controlled hostility,based on minimalistic song structures that are simplistic and to the point.The songs never become sterile.There's more than just blast beats and repetitious screams to keep the material spiced up.Much like Nattefrost's other band CARPATHIAN FOREST,there's a rock n roll-ish factor on some of the tracks here as well.Who needs sweet melodies and romantic keyboards in black metal when you can have it served in-your-face and,basically,directly from hell itself?Definitely,not for the weak of heart.If you like GORGOROTH/older DARKTHRONE,or if you appreciate black metal for what it truly represents,then this record will not dissapoint at all.Brilliant.

This is a good album if you like raw black metal. The lyrics deal with sex, whores and satan. Necrofrost tries to desperately refresh this early black metal style and he succeeds to certain extent. The songs are very good in the style of early carpathian forest, emperor and darkthrone. The only thing that I didn't like is the bassy drum machine. If he only used acoustic drums, this would be a much better, and more interesting album. THis still is a good, old school, kick ass black metal that I crave.

The 1st solo album by Nattefrost of Carpathian Forest kicks ass in a major way! This is very nasty primitive old school Black Metal, played in that very bouncy playful manner that the Norwegians seem to love(ie. Aura Noir)! But don't let that comparison confuse you, Nattefrost sinks right in the hooks, instead of meandering around them like AN. Although this is a very enjoyable metal album, the lyrics seem to go even further than his day-job in CF. In addition to his usual "I love to beat up women in an erotic way" lyrics, he wanders into fetish areas frequently. Much has been written about his fascination with bowel movements, on this CD he has an interlude called "Nattefrost takes A Piss", which is exactly that! If such subject matter doesnt offend, pick this up! It rocks in that old heart warming Bulldozer sorta way. "Sluts of Hell" had me headbanging all week!

I like this album and in my opinion it is better than his second album, "Terrorist." Nattefrost has a very different sound than his gig with Carpathian Forest, coming in with heavy, fast, punkish guitar riffs. Some people get turned off by this album, however I feel it is essential to the Black Metal movement and every fan should have it in their collection. There is some punk influence in this album for sure, and he does use an electric drum machine which still does not take away from the Black Metal sound and atmosphere. This is truly a loud, heavy, fast, black metal album. Some of my favorite songs on here are, "S***s of Hell" and "Universal Funeral." Anyone who loves Norwegian Black Metal should get this for their collection.

The back of the CD case claims that this is "probably the best album in the world," so my expectations were fairly high when I first put it in the CD player. While there are plenty of Carpathian Forest songs with keyboards or ambient elements, Nattefrost's solo stuff is, as also stated on the back cover, "true primitive narrow-minded black metal."

There are many valid reasons to hate this, including but not limited to tracks where we get to hear Nattefrost urinating and vomiting; the rather ridiculous, depraved, and misogynistic lyrics throughout; and the general tastelessness of it all. I wasn't sure how I felt about it until I'd listened to it several times (and it stopped sounding like just choatic noise with a lot of screaming over it), and realized that, between the clips of Nattefrost expelling various bodily fluids, there are actually quite a few very good songs on this CD.

It starts off kind of weird with what sounds like a church service or something in Norwegian, then after about a minute of this relative peace and quiet is when "Ancient Devil Worshipping" really starts. Like most of the rest of the CD, it's doesn't really have memorable guitar riffs, but manages to be memorable somehow anyway due to the tempo changes and vocals. Most of the songs are rather fast-paced and punk-influenced black metal. The lyrical content rages from the usual stuff about the "grim black forests" and Satan to "commanding the wh*re on her knees/in the stinking feces." "Sluts of Hell" and "Wh*re (Filthy Wh*re)" probably have the stupidest lyrics here and I laughed hard the first time I heard these (the alternative would've been stopping the CD and throwing it out the window, I suppose). Still, once you get past the lyrics the songs aren't that bad.

The cover of Beherit's "The Gate of Nanna" is probably the reason I listened to this album enough to start liking it; I listened to that repeatedly for a while and then I'd usually be too lazy to put on something else and ending up listening to the whole CD over and over. While the "Gate of Nanna," due to the repetitive guitar part and chant-like vocals, is almost trance-inducing; this has better production, manages to be half a minute longer than the original, and is more angry-sounding and fun to listen to, especially the "Ave satan, ave lucifer" part (I like the original, but the Beherit version just about puts me to sleep). "Still reaching for Hell" starts off with some weird noises and ends up with horns and drums playing something that wouldn't be out of place in a high school marching band. I suppose that's the only logical way to end an album such as this, though.

The production quality is good also. This needs to played loudly to be fully appreciated. This gets better with repeated listenings, provided that one is able to listen to it at all without getting turned off too much by some of the subject matter. I still don't think it's "the best album in the world," but maybe I haven't listened to it enough times.