REVIEW: NECROPHOBIC - BLOODHYMNS

 

NECROPHOBIC - BLOODHYMNS (Hammerheart Records, 2002)

Produced by Necrophobic and Tomas Skogsberg

Recorded at Sunlight Studios

Cover Art by Sebastian Ramstedt

Tracks: 1- Taste of Black, 2- Dreams Shall Flesh, 3- Art of Rebellion, 4- Shadowseeds, 5- Mourningsoul, 6- Helfire, 7- Cult of Blood, 8-Roots of Heldrasil, 9- Blood Anthem, 10- Among the Storms

Necrophobic is a powerful death/black metal band with interesting thrash touches. Here we have their powerful new album which was recorded on the mythic Sunlight Studios where the nineties scandinavian death metal scene developed. This time they have ten powerful tracks that are extremely fast and really powerful. Tobias Sidegård´s vocals are powerful as hell going from screaming to guttural but always adding power to the tracks. Also thumbs up for the killer drummer Joakim Sterner who can be clearly listened on this album (this CD has a great mix....Tomas Skogsberg is a genius doing this). The tracks here have subtle melodies as the ones you can hear in "Shadowseeds" which create a darker mood that is great in Necrophobic hands.

Favorite tracks: "Dreams Shall Flesh", "Mourningsoul" and "Shadowseeds"

Contact: www.hammerheart.com