Monday, July 29, 2013

Aptrgangar/Aptrgangr & Divination/EEE Recordings/2013 Compilation Album Review


  Aptrgangar  are  a  band  from  Chicago,  Illinois  that  plays  a  very  raw  and  primitive  form  of  beastial  black/death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2010  and  11  ep's  "Aptrgangr"  and  "Divination"  which  where  released  as  a  compilation  album  by  EEE  Recordings  in  2013.

  Song  one  "In  The  Fury  Of  Fire"  starts  out  really  fast  and  primitive  with  some  blast  beats  being  the  deep  black/death  metal  growls  start  kicking  and  the  riffing  is  very  repetitive  throughout  the  song.

  Song  two  "A  Community  Of  Beasts"  starts  out  with  some  primitive  black/death  riffing,  deep  growls  and  blast  beats  bringing  in  an  early  90's  old  school  feeling  with  the  riffs  being  very  basic  and  raw  sounding.

 Song  Three  "Serpents  And  Ghosts"  show's  a  very  heavy  Von  influence  throughout  the  guitar  riffs  and  vocals  while  the  lyrics  dont  go  into  the  satanic  direction  which  adds  something  new  to  this  genre  while  still  covering  a  very  dark  topic.

  Song  Four  "Primitive"  changes  the  pace  for  the  album  with  the  riffing  switching  form  slow  to  fast  in  the  beginning  before  going  into  an  all  out  bestial  black/death  attack  while  showing  some  traditional  black  metal  elements  in  the  riffing.

  Song  five  "Thunder  Without  Rain"  starts  out  with  a  fast  primitive  black  metal  riff  then  the  growls  kick   in  for  a  few  seconds  before  the  guitar  solos  start  kicking  in  for  a  few  seconds  before  switching  back  to  the  single  note  riffing.

  Song  six  "To  Serve,  Destroy  and  Set  Ablaze"  starts  out  with  some  old  school  black  death  riffs  while  bringing  in  some  power  chords  and  deep  demonic  growls  which  add  more  power  to  the  primitive  nature  of  the  song.

  Song  seven  "They  Never  Question"  starts  out  with  a  very  slow  and  dark  riff  which  has  an  old  school  death/doom  metal  approach  before  the  growls  kick  in  along  with  some  faster  black  metal  riffing  and  you  can  hear  influences  from  both  Incantation  and  Von  throughout  the  song.

  Song  eight  "The  Hammer  Of  The  Gods"  starts  out  with  some  semi  fast  black/death  metal  riffing  with  alot  of  single  chord  riffing,  demonic  growls  as  well  as  the  return  of  the  primitive  black  metal  guitar  leads.

  Song  nine  "And  The  Fall  Of  Man"  starts  out  with  some  heavy  drone  style  distortion  while  still  utilizing  the  demonic  growls  with  none  of  the  faster  riffing  of  the  previous  songs  being  present  here  and  the  music  goes  more  for  a  black/drone  direction  while  the  vocals  maintain  and early  90's  old  school  approach.

  Song  ten  "Battles"  returns  to  music  back  to  fast  bestial  black/death  metal  with  some  of  the  faster  playing  and  repetitive  riffs  which  help  add  more  darkness  to  the  deep  and  demonic   growls  as  well  as  the  lyrics  focusing  more  on  war  themes  as  well  as  some  powerful  guitar  leads being  utilized  towards  the  end  of  the  song.

  Song  eleven  "North  From  Chaos"  starts  out  with  some  heavy  bass  riffs,  fast  drums  while  adding  a  different  style  riff  this  time  around  while  still  retaining  the  black/death  metal  growls  and  guitar  leads.

  Song  twelve  "Floating  Elements"  goes  back  to  the  traditional  bestial  black/death  metal  sound  of  the  earlier  songs  while  retaining  the  guitar  leads  which  help make  the  song  stand  out  alot   more  with  it's  dark  and  old  school  sound.

  Song  Thirteen  "Fragments  of  Disassociation"  starts  out  with  a  very  slow  and  heavy  riff  bring  in  a  change  from  previous  songs  while  still  sounding  dark  at  the  same  time  with  the  bass  sound  being  more  heavy  and  the  guitar  riffs  having  a  dark  doom  metal  feeling  to  them.

  Song  fourteen  "Seabeast  Incarnate"  returns  to  the  album   back  to  its  normal  sound  with  the  song  starting  out  very  fast  with  some  very  primitive  and  repetitive  bestial  black/death  metal  riffing  and  evil  guitar  solos and  leads.

  Song  fifteen  "Divination"  starts  out  with  some  fast  and  primitive  riffing  with  the  lyrics  bring  in  some  occult  elements  to  the  album  while  still  not  having  the  dark  edge  of  the  bands  that  have  influenced  the  music  of  the  recording's.

  Song  sixteen  "Ad  Astra"  starts  out  with  some  heavy  reverb  and  distortion   being  in  elements  of  noise  and  drone  to  the  song  without  none  of  the  black/death  style  riffing  or  demonic  growls  of  previous  songs  which  changes  the  pace  of  the  album.

  Song  seventeen  "Sphere  Of  Being"  starts  out  with  some  dark  riffs  before  the  fast  riffs  and  demonic  black/death  growls  kick  in  returning  the  album  and  music  back  to  it's  regular  sound,  while  also  mixing  in  some  blast  beats  from  the  drums.

  Song  eighteen  "South  From  Order"  closes  the  album  with  some  dark  demonic  growls  and  primitive  bestial  black/death  metal  riffs  that  for  the  most  part  remain  the  same  throughout  the  song  with  no  variety  being  utilized  except  for  the  solo  towards  the  end  of  the  song.

  In  my  opinion  Aptrgangar  are  very  great  sounding  bestial  black/death  metal  band  that  utilizes  raw  production  and  a  different  song  writing  approach  then  most  bands  from  this  genre  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Aptrgangr/3540362285

     



  

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