Lord of Pagathorn crawled out from its decayed coffin in 1992 at the Arctic Circle, Finland. The first official demo The Chaos Spirit Among Us was viciously chanted out in 1994 and back then the demo gained huge interest in the black metal underground scene. The hour of blasphemy and chaos triumphed!
Nekros Philia is the band's first full length since then and delivers uncompromising, raw black metal, as is in the tradition of all the bands labelled Woodcut Records. Originality isn’t the strong side of this album though, although good, engaging hook-lines are to be found here and there in the album. On the other hand, the complicated structure of the album, which contains 12 tracks including two intros, two interludes, an outro, and seven chapters, reveals a though out work of composition behind it. But I’m afraid it’s too little for a band that’s been around for more than twenty years, and the Finnish trio should take a step further in order to stand out of the crowded mass of the underground.
Notes:
Release date: October 31 2014 on Woodcut Records. Merchandise, digital and physical album are purchasable through the Bandcamp player below.
Tracklist:
1. Intro "In a Dream"
2. Chapter I Pt.1 "The Asylum Gates" Pt.2 "The Path Leads Astray"
3. Interlude I "Descended Pestilence"
4. Chapter II Pt. 1 "The Unholy Face of Fate" Pt. 2 "On a Home Soil"
5. Chapter III Pt.1 "Buried Secrets" Pt.2 "Sinister Sister Inn"
6. Chapter IV Pt. 1 "Old Bell Tolls" Pt. 2 "Nocturnal Noora"
7. Intro "The Trap"
8. Chapter V Pt. 1 "Robbing the Breathing" Pt. 2 "My Garden of Eden, Underground Eden"
9. Interlude II "The Beast in Man"
10. Chapter VI Pt. 1 "Full Moon Necrophilia" Pt. 2 "Ritual"
11. Chapter VII Pt. 1 "The Awakening" Pt. 2 "Imprisoned" Pt. 3 "Potion of Poison"
12. Outro "Necropolis"
Personnel:
Sedit - Bass
Hellwind - Drums, Vocals
Corpse Lord - Guitar, Vocals, Bass
Text by Herjann
herjann@unholyblackmetal.com
Nekros Philia is the band's first full length since then and delivers uncompromising, raw black metal, as is in the tradition of all the bands labelled Woodcut Records. Originality isn’t the strong side of this album though, although good, engaging hook-lines are to be found here and there in the album. On the other hand, the complicated structure of the album, which contains 12 tracks including two intros, two interludes, an outro, and seven chapters, reveals a though out work of composition behind it. But I’m afraid it’s too little for a band that’s been around for more than twenty years, and the Finnish trio should take a step further in order to stand out of the crowded mass of the underground.
Notes:
Release date: October 31 2014 on Woodcut Records. Merchandise, digital and physical album are purchasable through the Bandcamp player below.
Tracklist:
1. Intro "In a Dream"
2. Chapter I Pt.1 "The Asylum Gates" Pt.2 "The Path Leads Astray"
3. Interlude I "Descended Pestilence"
4. Chapter II Pt. 1 "The Unholy Face of Fate" Pt. 2 "On a Home Soil"
5. Chapter III Pt.1 "Buried Secrets" Pt.2 "Sinister Sister Inn"
6. Chapter IV Pt. 1 "Old Bell Tolls" Pt. 2 "Nocturnal Noora"
7. Intro "The Trap"
8. Chapter V Pt. 1 "Robbing the Breathing" Pt. 2 "My Garden of Eden, Underground Eden"
9. Interlude II "The Beast in Man"
10. Chapter VI Pt. 1 "Full Moon Necrophilia" Pt. 2 "Ritual"
11. Chapter VII Pt. 1 "The Awakening" Pt. 2 "Imprisoned" Pt. 3 "Potion of Poison"
12. Outro "Necropolis"
Personnel:
Sedit - Bass
Hellwind - Drums, Vocals
Corpse Lord - Guitar, Vocals, Bass
Text by Herjann
herjann@unholyblackmetal.com