Despite coming from their most publicized period, and having the "Isaac Mizrahi" of Black Metal on vocals, you can't really fault this album. It's actually really good. Frost (1349, Satyricon) did all the drumming here, which I never would have guessed, as the drums are a bit more subdued than he's known for. Still, they're tight, and work well with the other instruments. The vocals are good as well, but most of the focus here, as on any Metal album should be, are the riffs. Epic and memorable, discordant at times, melodic at others, the guitars on this album create a vast and well-rounded landscape. Great Black Metal should make you feel pain, and this album hurts so good...
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