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Midvinter: At The Sight of the Apocalypse Dragon
Another Swedish black metal release arrives on American shores to do damage
to the national psyche. Actually, in terms of sheer evil hatred for humanity,
you could get a lot worse than Midvinter. This album reminded me of a blacker
version of Anathema's "Eternity" album, from the somber spaciness of the riffs
to the astronomical photo on the front cover (there is a fancy pentagram
superimposed over it all, of course).
This is epic black metal of the highest caliber. Midvinter are quite adept at
extended song structures, the eight songs on ...Apocalypse Dragon running
well over sixty minutes with a veritable catalog of riffs to be found on each
track. If there's an area Midvinter could use improving, it's innovation- as
good as this album is, there is a bit too much reliance on the standard blast
beats and tremolo picking. This doesn't detract from the songs as much as one
might expect, but it does mean the listener must give it a few more spins than
should have been necessary before the monotony begins to wear off and the band's
true brilliance can be recognized.
Personally, I think the future of black metal lies in the semi-gothic lyrical
concepts that bands such as Midvinter and My Dying Bride are delving into.
Midvinter are clearly at the cream of the crop where this style is concerned,
making "At The Sight Of The Apocalypse Dragon" an intriguing slab of progressive
black metal.
Added: January 1st 2004 Reviewer: SoT Archives Score: Hits: 3566 Language: english
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