Pure Negativism: In Allegiance With Self Wreckage (Aura Mystique Productions)

 This band seems to be a very prolific one, this work is their first full length album, but it’s the third work they release this year. Musically the band delivers here a brutal slab of pure Black Metal somewhat inclined toward the early 90’s tradition, or at least a little more traditional sounding than showed at their split album with Teratism. Bahimiron seems to have left here a little (just a little) of its ultra-chaotic approach and focused its atmospheres in a more “old school” sound. The ultra blurry guitars are now, quite more “depurated”, but still brutal as hell, the mid tuned guitars are still the main responsible here for the blurry and chaotic aura; the lead guitar contributes with some sharpened, electric and strident lines. The bass work of Mrs. JenOside is much more present than before, adding negative low vibes to the whole apocalyptic panorama. The blasting passages still reigns supreme over this album, but the drumming sounds pretty versatile, with a notorious bass drum sound, which gives a muscular, profound sound that perfectly fits with the bass work. The infernal voices of Grimlord are an undisputable highlight, his possessed shrieks are just fucking great, mixing some ripping mid to low tuned grunts with high hellish shrieks delivers an incredibly blasphemous feeling. This album consist in 9 tracks clocked at 34 minutes of pure sonic blasphemy, but the promo version I received also contains a bonus track, “The Raping Of Flesh” which is actually only available on the Split 7” EP with Sargeist, this track is a little rawer than the previous ones, I also recommend you to check this song out. This album reminded me the early works of Mayhem and Gorgoroth, with their particular way to conjugate bestiality and speed, always accompanied by a hellish and obscure feeling. The whole productions here, is quite depurated and strong sounding, but raw enough to maintain the dirty and infernal sound their chaotic music requires. “Pure Negativism: In Allegiance with Self Wreckage” is, as the title may suggest, a bestial piece of hate fuelled Black Metal in the finest vein… Strongly recommended. (AP)