REVIEW: KRATORNAS- THE ONSLAUGHT OF BATTLE DEMONS, UNHOLY IMPALER - COLLECTION OF MEPHISTOPHILIS, PAGAN WINTER - INFEROS

 

KRATORNAS- THE ONSLAUGHT OF BATTLE DEMONS, UNHOLY IMPALER - COLLECTION OF MEPHISTOPHILIS, PAGAN WINTER - INFEROS (Ligum Dulum Prods. - 2000): This is a cassette that the people in ligum Dulum Prods. sent me containing songs from three of their bands, Kratornas from Philippines, Unholy Impaler from Italy and Pagan Winter from Germany. Kratornas is a really fast bands with elements of death/black metal and grindcore. They have interesting parts when they try to go slower and develop good ideas. What find strange here are some of the vocals that are two highpitched and distorted and seem an electric saw (maybe is because the sound is not really good). "Armaments of Sadism" is the song that I think Kratornas must use as a mould for new songs. Un holy Impaler has different songs and riffs with a crushing guitar sound (evethough the mix is not so good) and they have originality in their black metallish music. Songs like "Horror Village" and "Ritual tribal practice" are future classics of the underground. Germany´s Pagan Winter are graced with the better sound of the three bands here. Their music is raw black metal with fast riffs, blast beats and the vocals typical in the genre. There are also influences of bands of 80s thrash metal like Kreator, Destruction and early Sodom. Also there are some Bthory influences too, but with a faster edge like in bands such as Immortal. A great mix to my ears. Contact: ligumdulum@angelfire.com