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Artist: NettleCarrier
Title: NettleCarrier
Genre: Black Metal
Release Date: 21st September 2012
Label: Indie Recordings


Album Review

NETTLECARRIER is a Norwegian Black Metal band, founded in 2004. The members of the band also play in well-known formations like URGEHAL, KOLDBRANN or GEHENNA. Due to those other obligations, the band only released a 7’’ vinyl entitled ‘To Strangle The Hero Of Heaven’ (2007) and after five more years their self titled debut album. With ‘NettleCarrier’, NETTLECARRIER deliver a very compromising and harsh Black Metal album. The influences from the member’s other bands cannot be denied and the overall atmosphere of the record is very cold and dark. The opener ‘The Boiling Blood’ is a very fast-forward track with harsh vocals, ambitious, technical drums as well as a remarkable guitar-hook-line. However, the instrumentation is very simplistic and monotonous, which adds to the sterile and evil mood of the record.

As in ‘Paa Vaare Paaler Deres Hoder’, interludes with whispers or screams can be found occasionally, which further enlarge feelings of apprehension and anxiety. ‘I Helvete Kristus Skal Forgaa’ consists of very dense and unmelodic riffs, the tempo differs between grooving and rapid passages. Number four, ‘Naar Han Vaakner’, continues in that manner, whereas ‘Demoriel’ incorporates Death/ Thrash Metal influenced rhythms and is perhaps the most brutal track of the album. The shortest title is ‘Cup Of Lethe’ and also along with the opener the only one with an English name. Yet, the lyrics are only to be understood with difficulty and it can be well argued that they deal with dark themes rather than happy memories. The last track, ‘Bundet Til Master’, includes all previous trademark in eight minutes and serves as a successful ending of ‘NettleCarrier’.

In general, the album is well-produced and only includes strong songs. Obviously, NETTLECARRIER are strongly influenced by their other projects and play modern but uncompromising Black Metal. Fans of the genre should not miss this album.


Tracklist

01. The Boiling Blood
02. Paa Vaare Paaler Deres Hoder
03. I Helvete Kristus Skal Forgaa
04. Naar Han Vaakner
05. Demoriel
06. Cup Of Lethe
07. Bundet Til Masten


Line-up

T.Ciekals - guitar & Backing Vocals
Dirge Rep - Drums
Mannevond - Bass & Vocals


Website

http://www.facebook.com/Nettlecarrier.satan / www.myspace.com/nettlecarrierofdoom


Cover Picture

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Rating

Music: 8
Sound: 8
Extras: -
Total: 8 / 10





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