Bethel are technically proficient musicians creating (created? ..don't know if they're still around) a catchy, blackish metal. I say "blackish" because it is rooted in black metal, but the music does not summon forth the chill and hatred of black metal. The songs are fast, varied, melodic and interesting musically. The vocalist is a little off, but not too bad. Let's say that Metallica was gang raped by a NWOSMDM band and Cradle of Filth and the offspring was thrown into a decent studio, Northern Supremacy is what one would get.

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