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Maybe
I am forgetting, (too much fun in the early days), but
I don’t recall the black n’ roll tag being previously
attached to Greek Misanthrope and king of the
‘aaarrrgghhh’ Dodsferd. While he was always a
riffmeister and his albums never for a second struggle
with ideas or horn-proud riffs, it is just this time around
that one can easily perceive that rocking vibe smeared
all over. Helllssss, at moments, this is fucking punk.
Wise ones; remember how early Bathory was a bit like
Motorhead? Well, new Dodsferd has that same rock and
roll gallop. Not to scare Wrath’s minions; the necrotic
and the misanthropic still live here. And comfortably.
Better yet, Dodsferd now has Mortovatis, one more outlet
to dish out his hate in a platter.
On the Dodsferd
end, Until Your World Go Down offers up two new songs and one
live track. The studio material is spectacular. The first cut
“Only Thorns Can Embrace Your Condemned Throne” is an absolute blast. Don’t associate
that with having fun, but if you do, don’t tell Wrath ‘cause he
likes people to be miserable. This is a fast song that builds up
squalidly. Like many punk rock tracks, just drumbeats, growing
feedback and throbbing bass. Vocally, imagine an under-whiski-ed Lemmy without the cigarette gruff and an utter contempt for
absolutely everything. The riffage is badass, exhilarating
speed and a high end that’s a note below nails on a chalkboard.
The second cut inverts this formula. Like most of Wrath’s past
material, this sounds tortured. It is beautiful in a way that
Wrath can’t see, nor hear, and whether he likes it or not, those
guitars are killer and the mood is somber but elegant. There is
even some natural anguished pleas.
The live cut is
“You Called It Resurrection, I Call It a Fairytale for Human
Parasites, Your Kind!” (Wrath has grown fond of long song titles)
from Cursing Your Will to Live and it shows the ferocity of Dodsferd in a live setting. It’s an awesome racket and the crowd
behaves. When the song ends all you hear is subdued clapping. No
Hail Satans!
Be on the
lookout for the new material from Dodsferd or any other projects
that might involve Wrath. He is for sure one of the biggest
talents on the black metal scene. And he’s got ideas to share.
So much so that Mortovatis is an extension, a new project where
Wrath goes astral and launches his hate beyond this world and
into outer space. This
definitely doesn’t fit the Dodsferd mold. “Rebirth 349” clocks
in at over 20 minutes and it is only cool for about half of
that. It’s a small idea that would have been a stretch at ten
minutes so doubling that is indulgence. Think of a low budget
early Monster Magnet space jam without the vocals and the heavy
sounds.
Read the Wrath interview here…
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