Satyricon's
development into a rocking outfit wasn't easy to accept at first but
I grew to like it. But despite liking albums like Now, Diabolical and
The Age of Nero, I can't really say those albums are anything
special, anything that would really stick to the head. The same
depiction is apt for King Fear's debut EP here, a fifteen minute
package of well-played, well-produced black metal with leanings to
other extreme metal genres as well.
Nothing really
annoys me here, but nothing either impresses. Some grooving elements,
some fast blast beat bursts, commonly evil vocals, plenty of
technicality. Where King Fear succeeds in is the realization of
keeping the song lengths at short, all song clocking at less than
four minutes: I wouldn't have wanted to hear any longer versions of
the elements at play here... In addition to black metal, there's a
serious Deicide esque death metal vibe going on at ”The King (of
All Fears)”, which I found pretty interesting.
Putting it all
together, I'm afraid I don't have many positive things to say about
this one. It's as unimaginative black metal as it can be really,
where cold atmospheres are replaced with values of modern extreme
music. A less deranged listener than me, i.e. someone who likes
something else than hissing lo-fi tapes, might find more to dig from
here, as the music is certainly played well. To me, it is just
way too predictable and ineffective.
1.5 / 5
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