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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Metal From The Underground's Finest, September 24, 2002
Combining elements and band members from Emperor, Myrkskog and Limbonic Art, it's not surprising that Zyklon has helped to reinvigorate the underground Scandinavian scene. This album takes the brutality of Emperor's material (especially older stuff), the outlandish nature of Limbonic Art, and the awesome precision of Myrkskog to develop a sound that has some of the greatest elements of black metal. Old school fans of black metal may even have a hard time placing this under such a genre title, but there does not appear to be any other label (if you must apply one) that this band deserves. 'World ov Worms' is filled with ripping music combined with the occasional industrial/synth accent to demonstrate that this band is forcing the genre to evolve. The lyrics are thoughtful yet misanthropic (considering they're mostly written by 'Faust', formerly of Emperor fame, who is now serving a lengthy jail sentence for his inability to 'play nice' with others), and Daemon helps reinforce such an atmosphere with his jagged vocals. 'Zykloned' is my favorite track off the album, but every song is horribly terrific in its own right. If you're into the Swedish and Norwegian scene and want to see what some of its greatest benefactors have come up with, I highly suggest checking out this CD.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a blistering inferno of black metal hell, September 20, 2001
While a good deal of Emperor's fans know that they are breaking up after releasing Prometheus (which will be amazing I'm sure), but all is not lost. Samoth (or Zamoth here) and Tyrm went ahead and formed this on the side which now I guess will become their full-time band. But that isn't a bad thing at all for while this lacks the symphonic elements that Ihsahn injected into Emperor it displays the songwriting abilities of Samoth at their peak and he is amazing in that facet. Each song is loaded with riffs from hell, dozens of sickening chord progressions and always moving at beyond light speed and faster. There are two songs with short but very well done electronic segments with female vocals over them. ex-Emperor drummer Faust wrote all the lyrics for this album and did an admirable job, thinking of some neat song titles as well (Chaos Deathcult, Storm Detonation...etc). In light of some of the excellent newer black metal arriving from Mayhem, Thorns, Satyricon, Dodheimsgard and others I feel that World Ov Worms is one of, if not the best, black metal album of the last two years. Just wait till that riff that opens Hammer Revelation lights a fire under your a** and you'll readily agree.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Death metal/black metal nexus, January 15, 2007
I bought this when it came out, gave it a perfunctory half-listen, and interred it. Listened to it today (1/13/07) and am highly impressed by its power, complexity, and velocity. You'll recognize a lot of Emperor riffs and rhythms here, for obvious reasons, but that's not bad. It's very good. Without synths and Ihsan's heroic vocals, you're left with a very heavy sound which emphasizes black metal's descent from death. The crushing Samothite guitar notwithstanding, which sounds both warm and futuristic, intentional and relaxed, it is the drumming that takes this album to the next level - fairly natural, almost acoustic sound, with a slight reverboid depth - ultimately overwhelming in density and concision. Definite Morbid Angel damage on this, but I would say that the similarities stem from a shared metaphysical perspective, rather than the more obviously shared, borrowed, or inherited aesthetic.
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