| Shaped to the Image of
the Flames CD 2004 by Pinguin Productions Inc.
re-release TAPE 2013 by Zwaertgevegt
1: Prologue
2: Moonblood Forest
3: Throne of Crescent Moon
4: An Eastern Delight
5: Profanation of Individuality
6: Shaped to the Image of the Flames
7: Drifting through Hallways of Madness
8: Pierced Genitalia - Carpathian Forest cover
re-release
tape bonus:
9: Return of the Ancient
10: Woods of Loneliness
line-up:
Astathica (everything)
     
Reviews: Black metal with
keyboard-support and quite an underground feel –
which might be caused by the fairly raw production;
nothing rehearsal though. The parts where the songs are
not interrupted by intermezzo’s and instrumental
passages, Asthatica is enjoyed best. The instrumentals
might remind of older Enslaved stuff (a bit less
technical though), but the feeling of the demo is not
Viking at all. The songs are well-written and have both
straight-forward and melodic parts, and host a few nice
riffs to enjoy. Because of the keyboards and the melodic
approach, it might not be everybody’s kind of black
metal, so beware. The re-release I have reviewed hosts
the Carpathian Forest cover Pierced Genitalia,
which is done in a satisfactory way, gladly leaving alone
the keyboards.
Source: NLBMe exclusive,
June 2018.
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