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Offerings
to the Hunger
CD 2000 by Teutonic
Existence / Firebreath
1: The Coming
of Asatru
2: Offerings to the Hunger
3: As Wolves They Came
4: The Blood Opens Gateways
5: Fier Is de Wind
6: Zonen des Storms
7: Destroyer of Worlds
line-up:
Gilbert de Rooy (lead vocals)
Arjan Griffioen (drums)
Walter Romberg (keyboards)
Vasco Lub (bass)
Bas Westdorp (guitars, vocals)
     
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...En doodenakkers tot
den horizon
demo CD 2016
1: Echo of
the Machine (intro)
2: Black Ashes
3: Ruined
4: Zielenstrijd
5: 834
6: Fenris
7: Doodenakkers
8: Descend
  
Review: First of all, I’m not keen on
the old spelling that suggests the lyrics came out of a
late 1800s newspaper. Just use ‘dodenakkers’
and ‘de’ guys. Fenris had been quiet for years.
This release marks a rebirth of some sorts, because the
band has really evolved. Tightly played stuff that
reminds me of the slightly dissonant black metal that
followed the second wave, but stayed away from the
commercial paths that were drowning the underground.
There are more than a few hints of death metal and a
sound that is overall black, but certainly not 100%. The
album hosts a lot of songs that have their moments of
power, but also many moments that fully lack power. All
instruments are well defined, and the riffs are clear as
day, offering lots of harmonies and dissonants, high
melodies and chugging power-chords. Myself, I’m not
sure what to think of it. It’s better than their old
albums, but I am just not satisfied.
Source: NLBMe exclusive, March 2018.
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