REVIEW: ALGAION - GENERAL ENMITY

 

ALGAION - GENERAL ENMITY (Wounded Love Records, 1998):

Technical data:

Recorded at W.E.T. Musikstudio

Recorded, Mixed and Edited by Lollo Öberg

Track List: 1- Inductio, 2- General Enmity, 3- No Will Without Fire, 4- Unstained Progress, 5- Nature Red in Tooth and Claw, 6- An Impending Disaster, 7- Mangod Hold The Sceptre, 8- Lies of Human Value, 9- the Angel of Decease, 10- Indifference Beyond Misanthropy, 11- It´s Darker In the Present, 12- The Root of Inhumanity, 13- Conclusio

Having listened to Algaion´s first album, I have two things to say: 1- they are much better on this album with better compositions and better sound, 2- They have changed a little bit their approach using more often heavy metal riffs (without loosing their black metal roots in the process)and using more arrangements in all their tracks. The two minds behind the banda have developed the way to create great tracks without loosing the heaviness of their music. How subtle are this guys in some parts, and how ethereal in others, and how heavy through the whole album. The guitars are sounding much better this time than on the last album nd also the drums have improved a lot. A great improvement from a great band. Contact: wounder@tin.it