Seven years after their brutal masterpiece Desert Northern Hell and overcoming a temporary split-up, TSJUDER are back and will not disappoint any fan. The album is, pretty much clichéd, entitled Legion Helvete, but the title is actually not misleading: right from the first second hell breaks loose for a good 40 minutes. Throughout the album, fast and furious Black Metal dominates, just a few tracks like e.g. Fra en Råtten Kiste are featuring some unexpectedly catchy mid tempo riffs. Despite the high speed almost all the time one does not get bored quickly for two reasons: On one hand, TSJUDER make heavy use of tempo changes, and on the other, they are not shy to borrow from nearby genres. Just for examples, the great Black Shadows Of Hell has some Black’n’Roll elements and Blod Og Aske even shows some melodic death metal tunes. Although the first seven tracks are short and crisp (only one of them breaking the four minutes mark), the last song gives prove that the band did not write short songs because they lack of ideas. Vårt Helvete is a ten minute epic combining all elements of true Nordic Black Metal to a worthy album finale.
It’s pretty obvious, that TSJUDER anno 2011 still do not try to win a price for the most virtuous guitar work. Most riffs and song structures are rather simple and raw, but perfectly used to create an old school like, yet powerful sound and atmosphere. Add a fittingly raw production and you got a great Black Metal album.
After a long time of absence, this album instantly gains TSJUDER a place among today’s Nordic Black Metal elite!