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Cruel Force ‎–Under The Sign Of The Moon lp [yellow]

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Description

Yellow vinyl with insert and one bonus track. Limited 300 copies

Cruel Force demonstrate the mixture of black and thrash on their second album in a very strong way. The riffs tend to thrash although some of them seem to be inspired by Bathory or Celtic Frost. The raw vocals also contribute to a dark atmosphere while the production shows its loyalty to the underground, because it is characterized by an aggressive and brute guitar sound, which is supported by powerful drums. Although the drumming does not deliver very exciting technical features, it plays its full part to vary cleverly the tempo during the album. These tempo changes emphasize the black metal affinity, because you will hardly find a song like the title track on a classical thrash album of the eighties. Due to its mid-paced rhythm, it has a hymnal approach that is held up by the band during the entire seven and a half minutes. Stoically, it marches onwards and can be understood as the soundtrack to the dark procession that is shown on the front cover. The final song on the album follows the same rhythmic approach. Contrariwise, Black Oath Of Death also starts slowly, but it speeds up at the end. Let me now turn to the up-tempo-numbers in general. They are characterized by an excellent guitar work that creates an unholy mood as well as a huge number of razor-sharp riffs. All up-tempo-tunes impress with their energizing high speed dynamic as a result of the outstanding songwriting and it is important to note that Cruel Force do not use just one composition formula. While the crushing “Black Witch of Doom”, for instance, is exclusively focused on high velocity, “Obscure Evil” features fascinating breaks and tempo changes without losing just one percent of its strength. Especially this tune with its unbridled power and its compositional sophistication shows the whole spectrum of the band´s skills. Tracks like “Infernal Winds” or “Chants of Mayhem” are also driven by brilliant riffs and certainly no less exciting. Therefore, one might say that Cruel Force are mastering their genre in all its variations. Due to this fact, the album is far away from getting monotonous – also during its rare slightly weaker moments. The group convinces in all relevant aspects with the result that this output represents a high increase after the solid debut. I am therefore very pleased that I can highly recommend this phenomenal full-length to all maniacs who enjoy black thrash metal in general.

Track list:
1. De Ventus Mahemium
2. Infernal Winds
3. Black Witch Of Doom
4. Obscure Evil
5. Under The Sign Of The Moon
6. Chants Of Mayhem
7. The Return Of Darkness And Evil-Bathory cover
8. Black Oath Of Death
9. Ancient Black Spirit
10. The Gallows Prayer

Additional information

Label

High Roller Records

Catalogue Number

HRR 496

Release Year

2016