Lithuanian
blasphemous black metallers DISSIMULATION, have
released their second ode to the dark side called Prakeikimas.
This time 'round the band has taken a more thrasher approach to
the music. Six new tracks dedicated to war, death, destruction,
and darkness; essential ingredients to a badass black metal album.
The band has now reached "cult" status in its homeland
and are causing havoc wherever they go. What truly makes this band
more awesome is their use of their own native tongue instead of
the usual boring English. Which makes it all the better! If you
like Destruction, Carpathian Forest, Aura Noir, and the like, you
are really gonna love this.
In 1993, in a small
province town in Lithuania, a dark breeze was sweeping across
the lands and with it came the horribly grotesque sounds of DISSIMULATION.
In fall of 1996, they successfully recorded their first release;
a 6 track demo full of blasphemy. In 1997 this demo Juodo
Menulio Pasveikinta was released by Dangus Productions.
A few years later, and some new ideas they released Miglose,
a 7"EP/tape was set loose by Ledo Takas Records and started
an even bigger invasion into the Lithuanian lands with darker,
bleaker sounds than ever before. Prakeikimas
has now been set loose on the masses, yet again creating ripples
in the quiet waters of their native lands and causing quite an
earthquake in my ears.
Track 1 As Jusu
Prakeikimas an intro that puts Dimmu Borgir to shame and
makes Cradle Of Filth sound like theme music from a children’s
horror matinee on Halloween (they sound like that already, but
you get the point...). String and horn arrangements blasting their
way into your senses with the force of an atomic bomb. Exploding
you with dramatic vocals, that makes the Star Wars theme music
seem futile. Moving in to bombard you with thunderous guitars
continuing the previous melody, speeding into a brutal vocal attack.
Thrashing, rhythmic harmonies just begging to be blasted through
loudspeakers. Suterim Jiems Kancia carrying on the thrash
movement, the fretwork grows to a deeper level of intensity. I've
now moved this disc out of my small stereo and am now blasting
this loud enough to piss the neighbors off. As with most(if not
all) metal records, this sounds so much better when played through
2500 watts of pure power. Could this be a thrash band under a
black metal guise? Yep, there is definitely more thrash in here
than your standard black metal record. And by all means, it’s
for the best. Moving from one grooving attack to the next, each
change in every song is meticulous and if I didn't know better-planned
to be this way. This is badass!
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