Phantom [Import]

Khold | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 28, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Moonfog
• ASIN: B000065CZ9
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,970 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dødens Grøde (Death Crop)

2. Skjebnevette (Vette (Bringer of Fate))

3. Hekseformular I Veb (Witchcraft in Loom)

4. Phantom (Phantom)

5. Fra Grab Til Mørke (From Grave to Gloom)

6. Døde Fuglers Sang (Dead Birds' Song)

7. Slaktereika (Butcher's Oak)

8. Ord I Flammer (Words in Flames)

9. Vandring (Wandering)

Editorial Reviews

Khold's debut album made a stand in the extreme metal world as it created a spectral of modern black metal by incorporating the 80's blasphemes sounds of Bathory, Venom and Celtic Frost. The new album The Phantom is built on that but comes forth as tighter and more focused and offers a better production courtesy of the The Livingroom studios. 9 tracks. Moonfog. 2002.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Gargling Vocals & Nauseous Tempos, January 24, 2003

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This review is from: Phantom (Audio CD)

I haven't heard last years "Masterpiss of Pain", but by many people it was acclaimed a fair decent record with many good songs. "Phantom" therefore, is my first approach to what Khold are delivering via Moonfog Productions, which to be honest, slightly shacked my expectations since I was presuming something less laid back or even drunken sounding, but it seems this particular slacken pace and filthy sonority is in fact Khold's own trademark. The slow mid-tempo arrangements and the vile gargling vocals are sometimes keen to some Darkthrone pieces on "Plaguewielder", I hate comparisons with other bands but it is inevitable not to detect some Darkthrone sick influences here. Track number 5, "Fra Grav til Mørke (From Grave to Gloom)" has however a more emphasised grim & northern pace, which in relation with the complete piece is sort of refreshing.
"Phantom" is an album replete with groovy moods, and accompanied by an audible bass, the cold/raw riffs and even the not-so-clear production, are of course very evident elements in this Norwegian band which although walking on muddy roads interesting to many Black Metal listeners does not bring anything brightly new or craving for attention. Khold just seem to be here in order to dispose necrotic feelings and dense textured guitar melodies which combined with the rest of the instruments ends up in being a quite consistent ball of organic variations, calculated moods and beating grooves.
The more I listen to this, the more I think these guys are either very drunk individuals or just quite nostalgic and into fuzzing around with doom & cold arrangements. The feeling I get from this music is of a great amount of hatred and raw dispositions being spitted out in a slow, almost nauseous manner, but which despite of it all is still very much melodic and stripped out to the bone, using only guitars, bass and drums as a set to a very primitive, even minimalist, old-school sound.
Nuno M....