Abruptum C/D?

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god. my ears.

So what about Abruptum? Full on classic screechy Black Metal if you ask me. do these guys have a website and are they still around?

― Rizz (Rizz), Thursday, 17 November 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

this was the band with the dwarf who was so evil he could only be referred to as "It", i think. If so then, well, dud I'm afraid.

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 17 November 2005 18:24 (twenty years ago)

they're almost more of a noise band than a traditional black metal band. they do sound evil, i'll give 'em that.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 17 November 2005 18:32 (twenty years ago)

Some of their early demo stuff was pretty close to "traditional" black metal. The later chains-clanking-and-distant-screams stuff was pretty much unlike anything else out there, but that's not necessarily a good thing. I haven't listened to them in years, but I remember liking It's other project, Ophthalamia, a lot better, because with that group he covered Motley Crue's "Red Hot."

― pdf (Phil Freeman), Thursday, 17 November 2005 18:58 (twenty years ago)

They are excellent, and adhere to the original black metal/objectivist standard of "make it new" - they don't sound like the other BM bands, you sort of have to scope out what their terms are first and then listen to the stuff on these terms.

― Banana Nutrament (ghostface), Thursday, 17 November 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

Was just in Finland, and picked up "In Umbra . ." because . . well, you've got to bring back some blackness from the Northlands.

Wow. Yea, verily, thrice wow. Much, much more controlled and effective than I'd been led to believe. For comparisons, I'd be grasping for elements of bands as diverse as Einsturzende Neubauten and Acid Mothers. I have to blind test this with metal-hating noisenik friends.

Where do I go from here? Any interview material on these guys?

― Soukesian, Wednesday, 11 July 2007 15:20 (eighteen years ago)

southern lord just re-re-released the evil genius demo/ep thing. watch yer earz.

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wgzldUOZL._SS500_.jpg

― scott seward, Wednesday, 11 July 2007 15:24 (eighteen years ago)

I've seen that around, may pick it up now.

― Soukesian, Wednesday, 11 July 2007 15:34 (eighteen years ago)

two months pass...

Finally caught up with "Evil Genius". Astonishing stuff, on a whole different level of energy and intensity from "In Umbra . ." Relatively short blasts, but just as wild.

I find myself greatly cheered to know that I share a planet with beings capable of this level of creativity. Even if that's the very last reaction they intended.

― Soukesian, Thursday, 20 September 2007 19:11 (eighteen years ago)

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