| CD REVIEW Satyricon |
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Band: Satyricon The duo Satyr Wongraven - Frost has always been one of the most successful ones. As from the beginning of the band, I’ve been admiring their craftsmanship, the superb song writing and their skilled performance. The sonic art they create has evolved a lot throughout the years, yet still every single release did have that satyriconian approach: from Nordic underground Black Metal into pounding Post-Black Metal. When it comes to the latter, Satyricon still undergo a form of natural process. The Age Of Nero, with duration of forty three minutes, is the next step and kind of perfecting their somewhat industrialised Post-Black sound. As it is inevitable, the production is dry and cold, and as we’re used to, the tempo is pretty slow and hammering. A few pieces, however, are up-tempo and more energetic (like Die By My Hand) and the balance sounds correct. Every single track exhales a grim, darkening and oppressing atmosphere and this makes The Age Of Nero another superior Satyricon-monument! 90/100 Ivan Tibos. |