Anaal Nathrakh - In The Constellation Of The Black Widow Review
Tuesday July 14, 2009
The British extreme metal band Anaal Nathrakh have signed with Candlelight Records for the release of their fifth full-length. True believers are already well aware of the band, but now should get even more exposure to U.S. fans. In The Constellation Of The Black Widow is a powerful and diverse album that mixes elements of black, death, industrial and grindcore.
After a brief intro, the opening track “In The Constellation Of The Black Widow” launches like a punch to the gut, vaulting out of the gate at lightning speed with frenetic drums and a wall of extremity. Throat ripping screams and growls are tempered by brief melodic vocals. The melodic vocals get more of a showcase on songs like “More Of Fire Than Blood,” which has plenty of intensity, but also eases up from time to time.
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(CD cover courtesy Candlelight Records)
Comments
Sometimes your ears must hurt from the stuff you put yourself through. Good review or not I could not put myself through this.
Yeah, I sat through this after seeing the rating and enjoying a couple of songs off Eschaton. Opening song really is the best with the sparse melodic parts. More of that and I think Anaal really could go somewhere instead of unintelligible yelling 90% of the way through.