So that’s it, the new album of the Norwegians, with which “things will make more sense to you”, as the label info is trying to predict. It’s Black Metal on a high technical level, with decent production and many dual guitar leads. The vocals are rather unusual, as it’s not the ordinary shrieking known from most others Black Metal records, but screams that sound more like Thrash or Death Metal and that probably are meant to be very old school. I’d preferred the usual shrieking, but okay; let’s see the vocals as a part of CELEBRATUM’s independent style. A matter of taste, as always. The speed is newer slowed down which is remarkable, considering the technical and melodic finesses that are added to the songs and compensate for the rather monotonous riffs. Anyway, one cannot say that CELEBRATUM create an evil or dark atmosphere, the mood on this record is rather clinical and sick, despite the raw and dirty vocals. All in all, Instinct is an album that doesn’t bother or make any negative impressions, but somehow, it passes by without having any exciting impact. Apart from that I cannot really say (after 4 times listening to the whole CD) that anything makes more sense to me now. But nevertheless, 7 points for the band’s musical abilities.