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3 tracks (In Stahlgewittern, Blut und Ehre, Die Wilde Jagd)

Oh joy, I finally received this in the mail. At first I ordered it simply because I thought it was Capricornus of Graveland's solo-project, but was later told that the project in question is called "Thors Hammer". Alas, this IS his solo project (Musik and Texten: Herr Capricornus)....I suppose TH is simply another band he is involved in.

I had a feeling this was going to be harsh as soon as I looked on the packaging. It's a BADLY photo-copied piece of black paper with a lightning bolt (some WP symbol I believe) on the front cover, and some minor info inside. We have here 3 tracks, all written and performed by Capricornus, besides the track "In Stahlgewittern" in which the lyrics were written by JLN of the mighty Absurd (Germany).

The music here is simply brutal. It brings to mind a messier version of Blasphemy, mixed with a bit of Bestial Summoning. Repetitive and _very_ creepy sounding riffs fill up the dirty production, coupled with a simple fast paced drum beat (this is a drum machine it seems) and deep, vomited, and very angry vocals. The riffs are nicely cold sounding, quite empty (in a good way) and again, no less than frightening. And as I just mentioned, the vocals are sort of yelled in a deep fashion....like a more pissed off version of the first Blasphemy album.

I quite like this demo. It's harsh, not mindless at all, yet very, very simple. This is the third release (NS03 hehe) from Capricornus Productions (the first being the Thy Worshiper:"Winter Dream" demo, I think, since I only have a dub..and the second being the Absurd demo for sure..since I have an original of that). The packaging is very brutal...it really fits the music: since it's SHIT (in a good way). The Absurd demo also released by the label had quality packaging...I don't know why he didn't put _some_ effort into this since it's his own release.

Again: Worth tracking down if you like Bestial Summoning, Blasphemy, or even the recent Imperial (US) demo/Krieg CD

Write to:
Capricornus Prod.
c/o Maciej Darbrowski
UL. 9-GO Maja 36/5
51-671 Wroclaw
POLAND


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