Beats: God Seed – I Begin review
God Seed was
created by Norwegian black metal legends Gaahl and King Ov Hell when they left
Gorgoroth in 2009. Whilst they were with Gorgoroth, they played hundreds of
sold out shows culminating in their absolutely fucking massive, legendary
performance at Wacken 2008. I am proud to say that I was there and it was
absolutely fucking mindblowing. Everything you think of black metal was true.
Fire, darkness and pentagrams. Fucking yes.
I’ve always
been a massive black metal fan. None of my friends were ever really that into
it but I’ve loved it. It’s a genre that has always rattled cages, scared people
and even made headline news. It’s just so dark and disgusting.
I’ve been
excited about this album for a while but y’know, I really have to be in the
right mood for Black Metal. Today, this is the case.
The album
straight away punches you in the face with the raw and crushingly heavy opener
of Awake. Familiar rattling black
metal drums paired with guitars that send a shiver down your spine and a
bassline that really brings the track together. All of this and Gaahl’s
instantly recognisable dark and demonic vocals show that the album is
definitely going to be worth sticking with.
The album
continues with more darkness on This From
The Past and I’m going to commend Geir Bratland on his impressive grunting
sounds. Yeah, that’s a bit of a weird one but fuck you. I find it awesome. I
just fucking love the riff on this one. It’s more melodic and crushing, rather
than just crushing.
Throughout
the 9 tracks, the album stays solid. Everything is tightly in place and despite
being Black Metal, there’s a nice eclectic mixture of musical and vocal styles.
Take the fourth track, From The Running
of Blood for instance... we’ve got massively heavy black metal with a nice
atmosphere and almost an orchestral feel but then we get to Hinstu Dagar which transports you into
what I can imagine attending a black mass would be like. It’s evil, dark and
hypnotic. Chanting that puts you into a daze. Certainly my favourite track on
the album.
The album
continues to be a mix of crushingly disgusting black metal, along with some
groove and atmospheric majesty. I can’t fucking believe I used the word “groove”
in a black metal review but it is what it is. Gaahl is proving yet again that
he is the best Black Metal vocalist around. All in all, I fucking love this
album and recommend it to any Black Metal fan.
Godseed – I Begin
is out now on Indie Recordings and you can buy it from any music retailer that
has at least one nipple.
Tracklist:
1. Awake
2. This From The
Past
3. Alt Liv
4. From The
Running Of Blood
5. Hinstu Dagar
6. Aldrande Tre
7. Lit
8. The Wound
9. Bloodline
Web:
Today, this
album really suited my mood. I got home and I just needed something dark,
disgusting and heavy. I think my mood has been fixed, it’s been lifted through
the sheer anger that God Seed are giving me. Thank you.
Nate
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