Wow! That’s a shitload of brutality DAEMONLORD from Spain deliver with their latest release! Hellfire Centuries was made by only two band members, as a drummer does not belong to the studio line up of the Spaniards from Aretxabaleta.
That fact leads to one of the few things I have to criticize regarding this album: The machine made drums provide some breathtaking speed and partially unbelievable tempo changes, but at all, those are sometimes beyond belief.
Merely anything else on Hellfire Centuries is very convincing, though. Starting with the completely inhuman, distorted vocals by Egnar, which are contributing to the fierce and sinister ambience of the album. They are accomplished by really good guitar work; all the riffs and hooklines are very well worked out, despite their sometimes enormous speed. And there’s even some melody in the lines where you won’t expect it!
Especially the first two songs, Rifles And Hammers and Riding The Mushhushu are worth a try, and they are my favorite songs of this release. When you like old fashioned Black Metal with some fresh ideas, this is your album!