Keep of Kalessin
Agnen - A Journey Through the Dark
[Avantgarde]


At last a band that really has it's own style and sound. This is fucking great! Fast, chaotic and technical Black Metal with very original style. At it's best this is a pure fucking infernal chaotic slaughtering, without getting out of hands. Song structures are complex and dynamic, everything just fits here perfectly. Melodically it's not so evil, but somehow just so chaotic and dark.. could maybe compare to Emperor's "Anthems..", without the overdoze of synths. As musicians these dudes are very fucking talented, especially Vyl, the drummer knows what he's doing. Damn fast blasting and doublebass crackling.. very technical drummer. There's really nothing to complain. Production is good, clear sounding. Guitars have very sharp sound, and especially ride has a very heavy and clear sound, comes above almost everything at times.

So to sum this up, fast chaotic dark technical Black Metal with very original style. Songs never get boring as they vary so much, this is just that type of album you keep listening over and over again. Overall 9½ out of 10.


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