While on the subject of black metal or unblack or sorrow
metal or just extreme metal sometime back I received the latest from
Hortor. Entitled Dios De Dioses (God of
gods) this 2013 release is full on musical extremism. Hailing from
Decked out in corpse paint and creating enough guitar driven
whimsy to ignite a firestorm this release is sure to please. I found this more reminiscent of death metal
than black metal. With a focus on melodies and the songs themselves if you’re
looking for atmosphere you might want to look elsewhere. For this listener I
focus on songs and melodies and production values.
The production is done well with good separation and solid
upfront guitars that aren’t lost somewhere.
The drums are prominent and quality courtesy of Michael Cook. For those
not in the know Cook drums for A Hill to Die Upon and contributed a blistering
performance to this album.
Azmaveth offers up solid extreme vocals throughout while
just rocketing on the guitar. There
aren’t any keyboards (piano yes) on this release but there are parts with
classical guitars and the occasional woodwind.
I found this to be an enjoyable release, albeit this form of
metal isn’t my favorite. Grave
Declaration might reach my cd player first but none the less this album by
Hortor was a bit of a surprise in good way.
Solid extreme music (in Spanish btw) which exalts the Lord
Jesus Christ. Bombworks Records has delievered a sledgehammer of release. Make no mistake this is the real deal and for fans of blackened
death metal this album is a must.
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