The Black Metal I like goes as “Fires of the Apocalypse, Light My Path III“ does with that fierceful grip an insane drumming pace. Of course, as I have been saying, some melody is always desired besides the moody atmospheres bands are used to create these days. However, insane paces and lots of aggression are required elements of a Black Metal album. The more distorted the guitars, the more the buzz they do, the more I like it. Necrofier deliver all this “Transcend into Oblivion” plus the touches of Modern Black Metal features because without them it feels lik today bands are incomplete. Sign of the times. Long gone are the times when Black Metal was simple.
The tracks of “Transcend into Oblivion” were lyrically built in a very peculiar way. Maybe inspired by Opera or classical music way of songwriting the tracks are divided into acts, or movements, and go in a kind of crescendo of emotion before reaching the goal: the oblivion. As the press release says the songs are a part of a three-act structure comprising three three-part suites, separated by three instrumentals. The band explains “The other records have different concepts, but they weren’t drawn out in one big piece like the new one,” says the band. “From the creation the record is based on a Luciferian Dark Night of the Soul. Fire Of The Apocalypse Light My Path is the awakening.”
It really surprised me the way Necrofier dealt with the melodies and the aggression within the structures of the album. The solution was really simple, the band separated them into the aforementioned acts where the instrumental songs work as bridges to the more dense and aggressive tracks as the insane “Horns of Destruction, Lift My Blade II.” It seems to me that besides sharing the same tittle, the tracks share the same mood or musical orientation. The band’s intent was to create a narrative from dividing each track in three acts, but mantaining the musical connection among them. “Horns of Destruction, Lift My Blade,” for instance, connects the three acts using grand apocalyptic choruses in the background or leading. An interesting fact about Necrofier‘s music is that most of the effects or the features that build the moody atmospheres are usually in the background. It is the sseparation I aformentioned. There are also surprises as the usual “Toward the Necrofier,” a song that relies more on the spoken word and less on the Metal oriented guitars. Well, now I understand where the Tangerine Dreams influences the band cited in the press release come from.
Necrofier “Transcend into Oblivion” will be released on February 27th via Metal Blade Records.
Track Listing:
01. Fires of the Apocalypse, Light My Path I
02. Fires of the Apocalypse, Light My Path II
03. Fires of the Apocalypse, Light My Path III
04. Behold, the Birth of Ascension
05. Servants of Darkness, Guide My Way I
06. Servants of Darkness, Guide My Way II
07. Servants of Darkness, Guide My Way III
08. Mystical Creation of Enlightenment
09. Horns of Destruction, Lift My Blade I
10. Horns of Destruction, Lift My Blade II
11. Horns of Destruction, Lift My Blade III
12. Toward the Necrofier
Watch “Fires of the Apocalypse, Light My Path III” official music video here:
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