MASSEMORD – 12 Years Of Mass Murder   Label: PerishinLight Release: 2005 By: Velinnos Rating: 8/10 Time: 69:00 Style: Black Metal URL: Massemord   MASSEMORD return with their fourth album, 12 Years Of Mass Murder. After two successful albums off Blackmetal.com Records, Skogen Kaller and Obscura Symphonia, this album shows MASSEMORD with a more aggressive agenda, displaying heavy, death-influenced guitar work. Myer’s Revenge immediately launches the CD into motion, with a stop and go riff that repeatedly hits you like a club in the face. Next, after a small drum intro, The Majesty Of The North delivers a fast, death metal-style riff while Der Henker’s distinctive voice litters the chaos. Track 4, Hell, has an uplifting, almost comical melody in the beginning, but the torrent of guitar riffing and violent screams make up for its earlier levity. Other highlights include the haunting guitar picking on Skogen Kaller og vi Svarer 2, the eerie, carnival-esque intro to Blood Of The Wolf, and Eternal War (Live), which sounds acutely like the original. Overall, this album is an unyielding progression for the band, and fans of their earlier releases will not be disappointed.