Genre - Black Metal/Death Metal
1. Antisemitex
- Smak Zwycięstwa
2.
Antisemitex - Dni Ktore Nadchodzą
3.
Antisemitex - Eihwaz
4.
Antisemitex - Koszerna Świnia Przybita Do Krzyża
5. Antisemitex
- Cienie z Nożami
6.
Selbstmord - Gwałciciel Aniołów
7.
Selbstmord - Żniwo Krwi
8. Selbstmord
- Necrosadysta
9.
Selbstmord - Dziś podpalimy cały świat
Originally released back in 2008, We Bring Desolation is the union of Polish hatemongers Antisemitex
and Selbstmord which is now being given the vinyl treatment with a re-release
on Darker than Black Records. Selbstmord I was already familiar with, in fact I
hold Spectre of Hate in such high
standing that I regard it as one of the greatest albums ever to come out of the
Polish NSBM scene, an album as brutally unforgiving as it was hateful and
stills holds up as such ten years on. Antisemitex on the other hand I was
rather oblivious to, and going by the awful name which sounds like a self
parody on the genre it’s that ridiculous it’s fair to say my expectations weren’t
exactly high.
Surprisingly Antisemitex aren’t actually all that bad if
their side of the split here is anything to go by and surprisingly it isn’t
black metal at all, instead a more primitive style of death metal. Fair enough they
aren’t exactly pushing the boat out stylistically with their brand of ugly,
mid-tempo death metal which contains heavy RAC undercurrents most prevalent in the
vocalist’s hostile performance which is a sort of shouted death metal style.
The music itself is elementary as far as death metal goes; dense, downtuned
riffing and an unremarkable one dimensional drum machine backing them up which
certainly to these ears gives off vibes of early Unleashed among others, only
not nearly as good. For as heavy as the guitar is, the poor production of their
half is so weak it gives it no real power at all and this isn’t helped by the
excessively loud production on the vocals which only proceeds to overpower the
guitars even more.
It’s the second half, Selbstmord’s side of the split that
really saves We Bring Desolation from
mediocrity though and only furthers to prove just how average Antisemitex were.
These four songs was their first new material since Spectre of Hate and it follows on in much the same vein, their raw
and uncompromising black metal further cementing their status as stalwarts of
the Polish scene. It’s utterly frenzied; the drumming is ruthless and
surrounded by the riffs which are brilliant, tearing through each track like a
length of blood soaked of razor wire gouging everything it comes into contact
with, which is none more evident than on standout track “Dziś podpalimy cały
świat”. It doesn’t have quite the same impact as their previous material (not
much else does) but then again I didn’t really expect it to.
We Bring Desolation
isn’t a release for the weak willed and easily offended, nor one for those
seeking any sense of melody or atmosphere and post-nonsense. What it does bring
to the table though is a heavy dose of intolerance and hatred which won’t be to
everyone’s taste but for fans of NSBM such as Thor’s Hammer, Sunwheel and Ohtar
I would recommend this for the sheer frenzied brutality of the Selbstmord side
alone. Antisemitex on the other hand while not exactly awe-inspiring, do enough
to pass the time with their scorn filled sermons without ever really
threatening much more and I can only imagine a full length would be a little too
much mediocrity to handle. Still though, certainly not a bad release at all.
7.5/10
Sounds like - Dark Fury, Thor's Hammer, Sunwheel
Originally written for Metalcrypt
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