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Hailing from the same parts
as one of the original founders of the Black Metal movement, King
Diamond, this Danish trio offers a relentless attack of catastrophic
proportions as their first ever release, "Diaboli Gratia" sings
the praises of the mighty leader of the underworld.
Apollyon holds true to the term "Devil's Music" in every sense,
and though there's only so far you can go before the entire concept
begins to wither away in its own redundancy, this group manages to
keep it interesting on this five song offering. Opening with "Viamala,"
and the faint screams of the suffering, then going right for the jugular
with "When Coldness Wraps this Suffering Clay," they've opened
a door to another passageway that's often ignored in the name of death
defying speed and dark imagery.
The songs run the general gamut of speed, black, death, and all things
necrophobic, while the opposite end finds traces of melody, emotionally
timed with a softer aspect, not as highly orchestrated until the end,
but moving nonetheless. "Momento Mori" is as close as they
come to an actual "heavy" song, thunderously rhythmic, featuring the
customary grunt and growl, before closing off with a Latin title,
signified as "outro" that returns to the sickening moans that hauntingly
led us into the dark, and fittingly closes the first chapter for a
band that has potential and a marketable name.
Released by Full Moon Productions.
Full Moon Productions
2039 Roxburgh Court
Lakeland, FL 33813
fax (941) 644-8664
Website : http://www.darkwoods.com/fmp/
Review By Vinnie Apicella
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