Name:
Nidingr
Title:
Greatest of Deceivers
Greatest of Deceivers
Label:
Indie Recordings
Indie Recordings
Release Date:
20th November
Genre:
Black Metal
‘Greatest of deceivers’ is the fourth full length offering
from Norway ’s
Nidingr. Nidingr are the brain child of Morten
Iversen (Stage Name: Teloch), producer & member of Mayhem, Gorgoroth, 1349
and many more.
Those expecting the usual frost-bitten
atmospheric keys and raw production of the aforementioned artists may be
disappointed. This album is relentless & precise blackened-death metal madness. The
usual mechanical blast-basts, grinding guitars, and dark middle-eight passages
signature of Norwegian black metal are there, but several elements within the
environment stick out. The technical
bass work on this album is noticeable, seeing as bass is usually shunned out of
the mix in most black metal releases, and the chainsaw-like guitar tone which
would usually sit more comfortably in death metal gives the songs the bite of a
snarling wolf.
The album is raw, unrelenting, and feels colder
than hell frozen over. The lack of symphonic work on the album shows that synthesizers
and orchestration are not necessary essentials needed to create a chilling
sound.
The vocal work is quite monotonal when
screaming, but the occasional desperate operatic roar or quiet unsettling
whisper makes a welcome appearance every so often. Teloch’s roar sounds less
like that of a banner-man waving on the hordes of some medieval army, but more
like the cries of men witnessing the horrors of the vanguard.
The album’s single ‘Vim Patior’ begins with a
few punk-driven riffs, before throwing the listener into dissonant
tremolo-picked melodies which accompany blast-beats and distressed vocals. This
song also features some of the more post-rock/metal vibes which pop-up from
time to time during the LP.
‘The worm is crowned’ has a sound similar to Deathspell
Omega’s work; hectic, blasphemous and raw, but beautifully arranged and meticulously
executed.
On the other hand, the song ‘Pure pale gold’ shows of a
selection of playing styles, it begins with a sludgy groove before building up
in speed to a crescendo, and then falls back to a more grim 1st wave
thrash sound.
This album is great, and musicians will enjoy it as a study,
but its not one to try and enter the bleak realms of black metal on.
69/100
Steve and Si Interviewed Teloch, check it out here:
Listen to album Single 'Vim Patior':
Nidingr - ‘Greatest of deceivers’ is out now on Indie
Recordings.
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