Label: Witches Brew
Tracklist:
1. In Communion with
Satan
2. Promethean Flame
3. Iron Baphomet
4. Blood Gods
5. The Awakening of the
Necrobeast
6. Emissary of Death
7. From Hell
8. Jakten
Chilean-born,
Netherlands-based blackened thrash
act Necrobeast
deliver a punishing and relentlessly aggressive ride on their debut full-length, Iron Baphomet. It is a thrilling, old-school record
that masterfully resurrects the raw, visceral energy of 1980s South American and Nordic black-thrash scenes, via Witches Brew (Germany) and Urolig Sjel
Records (France) featuring 8 tracks
of unrelenting extremity, this eight-tracks marks the long-awaited debut
full-length album from Necrobeast a
project originally founded 20 years ago in Valdivia,
Chile, by mastermind Seb Kings (Sebastián Reyes)
The band celebrating 20
years in the extreme underground—has crafted an 8-track display of blackened
thrash that feels authentic rather than nostalgic in th style of Bewitched, Sarcófago, Bathory, Aura Noir, old Slayer, old Sodom
Iron Baphomet immediately impresses with its raw authenticity,
refusing any concession to modernity to offer a total immersion in the extreme
of the 80s and that is their strong point in any case modernity in extreme
metal scéne is substandard contrary to Iron
Baphomet The first preview of the sound is characterized by furious,
lightning-fast guitar work, driving thrash tempos, and raspy, possessed vocals.
The album achieves a gritty, unearthly soundscape that prioritizes visceral,
blood-pumping energy over sterile production. A sound that pleases and gives
hope to veteran, beer-drinking fans of true old-school metal, because Iron Baphomet isn't for the children and
kids of modern metal.
The atmosphere is dark
and belligerent, a constant threat. The album opens with the sounds of sirens,
explosions, and bells, establishing an end-of-the-world or post-apocalyptic
atmosphere. A geographical duality: the atmosphere fuses the savage and bestial
aggression of South American death/thrash with the glacial darkness of Nordic
black metal. The overall tone is occult, hateful, and intensely ritualistic.
The raw, subterranean production seems to come from the abyss of hell. Sharp
guitars.
The microphone sound is
intentionally dirty (unlike modern productions; Iron Baphomet's production is dirty and raw that's old school). A
sound that pleases the ears and is adored by beer drinkers and hell-raisers,
sharp and direct, recorded in Uppsala,
Sweden, possessed vocals. The screams are grating, doubled at times to
accentuate the effect of terror, without any digital smoothing, mechanical
rhythm.
The drums, although very clean and precise,
have a clinical quality that contrasts with the grit of the riffs.
It evokes a sense of
nostalgia like listening to a forgotten underground cassette from 1986,
unearthed from the depths of the Chilean scene. It possesses a raw energy: the
pace is frenetic, leaving almost no downtime, yet the execution is precise.
Beneath the apparent chaos lies impressive technical mastery that prevents the
project from becoming a sloppy mess.
If you’d like to
explore this album further, I can break down a specific track, analyze its
major influences (Sodom, Sarcófago),
or list the best tracks to start with.
To pay attention In Communion with Satan (The Grand
Opener), Iron Baphomet (the raw the
war the hell) Blood Gods (The Aggression core &
raw ) and Jakten (the final grim)
In any case go add this
masterpiece to your collection.
