Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Tetragrammaton/Nuclear Hellfrost/Dying God Records/Eternal Warfare Productions/2013 Split EP Review


  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  ep  between  Florida's  Tetragrammaton  and  Indiana's  Nuclear  Hellfrost,  2  bands  that  have  been  featured  before  in  this  zine,  with  the  ep  being  released  in  2013  as  a  joint  effort  between  Dying  God  Records  and  Eternal  Warfare  Productions  and  we  will  start  of  the  review  with  Tetragrammaton  which  plays  a  mixture  of  occult  black  metal,  death  and  doom.

  Song  one  "A  Splintered  Self"  starts  off   with  a  very  fast,  raw  and  primitive  black  metal  riff  before  the  high  pitched  screams  and  dark  sounding  melodies  along  with  some  drum  blast  beats  kick  in  before  slowing  down  into  a  slower  melodic  part  which  leads  to  some  heavy  death/doom  riffing  kicking  in  before  switching  back  to  the  faster  and  melodic  parts  which  leads  to  a  powerful  guitar  lead  before  the  song  closing.

  Song  two  "The  Body  Ov  Light"  starts  of  with  some  semi  blast  beats  and  melodic  occult  black  metal  riffs  before  the  heavy  drone  distortion,  slowing  down  into  a  more  slow  black/doom  song  along  with  some  high  pitched  screams  before  going  into  some  atmospheric  elements  before  the  end  of  the  song  which  closes  with  heavy  reverb.

  Lyrics  on  their  side  of  the  recording  cover  Occultism  and  Hermetic  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  where  the  bass  guitar  is  mixed  down  low  in  the  mix.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Tetragrammaton  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  occult  black  metal  mixed  in  with  doom,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of t he  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "A  Splintered  Self".  RECOMMENDED.

  Next  up  is  Nuclear  Hellfrost  which  plays  a  mixture  of  primitive  black  metal,  crust,  grind  and  thrash.

  Song  one  "Blasphemous  Onslaught"  starts  off  with  a  primitive  black/thrash  riff  before  the  drum  blast  beats  and  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  kick  in  as  well  as  some  d-beats  and  bestial  black/death  growls.

  Song  two  "Necrotic  Upheaval"  starts  off  with  a  satanic  ritual  before  the  black/thrash  riffs,  blast  and  d-beats  kick  in  as  well  as  the  high  pitched  screams  and  deep  growls  leading  up  to  an  all  out  black/thrash  assault  along  with  some  crustcore  style  shouts.

  Song  three  "Bombs  Of  Death"  which  is  also  a  Hirax  cover  starts  out  with  some  fast  thrash  riffs  and  blast  beats  before  the  black  metal  screams  and  deep growls  kick  in  until  the  mid  paced  crossover  riffing  kicks  in  which  leads  to  a  chaotic  sounding  chaotic  lead  before  switching  to  the  mid  paced  format  before  speeding  up  towards  the  song.

  Lyrics  on  their  side  of  the  recording  cover  Satanism,  and  Blasphemous  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  the  bass  playing  being  mixed  down  low  in  the  mix.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Nuclear  Hellfrost  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  primitive  black  metal  mixed  with  crust  and  thrash,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Necrotic  Upheaval".  RECOMMENDED.

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  black  metal,  doom  and  crust.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Tetragrammaton/3540365330
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Nuclear_Hellfrost/3540355137

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